"This beautiful recording was preceded by another pair of Mozart piano concertos transcribed for string quartet, double bass, and piano by the 19th-century German musician Ignaz Lachner and recorded by these same musicians… I greatly enjoyed the elegant pianism of Goldstein and the lush toned sound of the venerable Fine Arts Quartet in that earlier recording, and my enthusiasm is no less intense for this new issue." © (Peter Burwasser, Fanfare, September 2021)
"Alon Goldstein and the Fine Arts, who sound marvellous, have made the perfect summer recording."(Christophe Huss, Le Devoir, July 2021)
"The dazzling clarity of Goldstein’s piano is finely matched by the quartet and double bassist Alexander Bickard...full of expressive and balanced interplay between soloist and musicians." (BBC Music Magazine, April 2021)
"Goldstein’s superb playing, which is equally matched and supported by the Fine Arts Quartet, with Alexander Bickard coming in on double bass, is one of the undeniable strengths of this new Naxos CD, together with the fidelity of the recording." (Philip R Buttall, MusicWeb International, March 2021)
"Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 17 in Lachner’s arrangement for piano sextet were recorded for Naxos by Alan Goldstein, the Fine Arts Quartet, and double bassist Alexander Bickard. Like the previous release, this one is very pleasing. Lively but also, when necessary, soulful performing makes these recordings a pure listening pleasure. The tonal balance is optimal and the sound…powerful and full-bodied. (Remy Franck, Pizzicato, February 2021)
"Mozart Klavierkonzerte Nr. 9 & 17 in Lachners Bearbeitung für Klaviersextett wurden von Alan Goldstein, dem Fine Arts Quartet sowie dem Kontrabassisten Alexander Bickard für Naxos aufgenommen. Wie die vorausgegangene Veröffentlichung ist auch diese sehr gefällig. Ein lebendiges, aber auch, wenn nötig, gefühlvolles Musizieren macht diese Aufnahmen zu einem puren Hörvergnügen. Die klangliche Balance ist optimal und der Klang ist bei aller Transparenz doch kräftig und volltönend." Remy Franck, Pizzicato, February 2021)