Concert reviews have only enthusiastic praise for the splendid tone and full range of timbre achieved by the young ensemble in concert, who won the German Music Competition last year. This album lends credence to this high critical praise. From the magical feats of Ligeti all the way to Tüür’s captivating songs of lamentation, from the iridescent surfaces of Lévy’s writing to the archaic sounds of Xenakis: their technical brilliance and variability is breath-taking. At the same time, the nonchalant ease of their performances almost makes you think they never need to breathe at all...