The second and last volume of the Alma Quartet's survey of Korngold's complete String Quartets comprising the First Quartet (composed in 1923) and the Piano Quintet (1921).

This second opus represents a return to Korngold's roots, an attempt to rediscover the innocence and enormous artistic fertility that characterised the young composer. His first quartet and his piano quintet attest to an unbelievable talent and a visionary spirit rooted in the musical ferment of Vienna at the beginning of the twentieth century. Beyond the fatigue one inevitably feels upon finishing a recording, we are suddenly aware of the distance we have travelled. Korngold's music has transported us these last few years, but it has transformed us, too. This recording is our catharsis, a balm for the difficult years of Covid. Today, we realise just how lucky we are to be able to give concerts, to create encounters with audiences and to touch people through our recordings.