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«played by the Merel Quartet with utmost expressivity and a subtle sense of form, tone and rhetoric.»
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, May 2007
«The performance [Schumann op.41/1] was convincing in every respect, technically and musically.»
Thurgauer Zeitung, March 2007
« The Merel Quartet's interpretation (of Schubert's Quartet 'Death and the Maiden') deserves the highest commendation. The technical brilliance of the first violinist, the fiery playing of the second, the warm sonority of the violist, and the formal structure, cleverly shaped by the cellist, left nothing to be desired. It was wonderful to hear the second movement, in all its solemnity, expressing less the inexorability of death and the intolerability of fate, but rather suggesting a promise of hope.»
On Dvorák's Cypresses:
«… the Merel Quartet's convincing, passionate, yet never exaggerated performance…»
Thurgauer Zeitung, January 2007
 « With their performance of Bartók's second string quartet, Op. 17, the Merel Quartet confirmed their top position among the new generation of quartets. The depth of their interpretation, their unanimous tonal urgency and their feeling for contrasts made a deep impression...
'Schubert's «Death and the Maiden» ended the program. One doesn't know where to begin: the precision of ensemble, the vivid carving out of melodic lines and their passing from one voice to another, the convincing choice of tempi or the superb differentiation of dynamics.'
'The variations were intimately played with a naturally soulful sound, compassionate and touching...'
'... with uncompromising honesty.' »
Schwäbische Zeitung, January 2006
« The audience had the pleasure of a string quartet concert on the highest level. The Merel Quartet mastered their program with convincing artistry. »
Berner Oberländer, August 2005
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