…By playing Hindemith their sound is made hallucinated and
spectral, perfectly suited to expressionistic atmospheres: a synthesis between
“scream and geometry” according to a famous definition by
Ladislao Mittner. …
…To convice the listener a quartet must achieve an artistic
result in which the abilities of the individual members, however
remarkable, must be subsumed to the collective objective. Individuality
is necessary but not sufficient. What is also needed is cohesion, the
unity of ideas and goals—in short to become, as Berio wrote
‘the metafphor of a perfect society’.
Such qualities are clearly demonstrated in the playing of the Savinio…
[Sandro Cappelletto]
… Quartetto Savinio, one of the best string quartets around
nowadays …
[Il Resto del Carlino]
… Quartetto Savinio, the only true heir of the Quartetto Italiano …
[L'Unità]
… the Savinio, an ensemble that thanks to a rigorous work on both
individual and collective qualities provides valuable results in terms
of technical agility, rithmical sharpness and firmness of sound …
[Il Corriere della Sera]
… The Haydn's Quartetts are not at all easy works, nonetheless
they uncover in the Savinio young performers that are making the grade to
full maturity…
[Il Mattino]
… Quartetto Savinio, a very well launched young ensemble, as
witnessed by several honours already awarded to them in their still so
short career …
[La Gazzetta di Parma]
… they might be the heirs of Quartetto Italiano, for the strength
of their performances and their research in contemporary music …
[La Repubblica]