Praise for Tinalley's debut recording 'Beloved of the Gods' with Melba Recordings

"Melbourne’s Tinalley Quartet give a passionate and insightful account of (Mendelssohn's) his early A minor Quartet, Op.13, written in the year of Beethoven’s death. The 18-year-old Mendelssohn’s gifts of lyrical and contrapuntal invention are beautifully and delicately brought to life. Anyone who thinks Mendelssohn is synonymous with stodge would do well to listen to this."
Tony Way - The Age

"They play with dedication in every note, in every well-crafted phrase that emerges with a judicious mix of spontaneity and maturity."
Patricia Kelly - Courier Mail Australia

"The (Tinalley) Quartet is now recognised around the globe for its talent. The playing here is nothing short of brilliant, displaying a depth of understanding and a brilliant relationship between the players and their deep understanding of the music. "
Michael Southern - Pittwater Life Magazine, Australia

"The performance here, beautifully recorded, shows the quality of this youthful group — masterly playing and heartfelt interpretations of music titled with a deep question."
Geoff Adams - Ottago Daily Times, New Zealand

"Played by the Tinalley String Quartet , Mendelssohn’s opus 13 in A minor makes compelling listening. The opening adagio – allegro vivace is given a model reading in which the composer’s musical argument is expounded in sometimes achingly beautiful terms."
Neville Cohn - OzArtsReview

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Tinalley reviewed in the Canberra Times for the 2009 Canberra Festival:

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“..interpretive finesse..”

Clive O'Connell
The Age
November 13, 2008



"gutsy, unified, and balanced.."

Anna McAlister
Herald Sun
November 14, 2008



“Extraordinarily superior playing in very sophisticated and deeply felt interpretations.”

Klaus Roβ
Forum Kultur Heppenheim
November 19, 2007



“Breathtaking technique and veritable perfect playing together, along with stupendous musicality, ensured that the public experienced a tense, almost palpable peace. One could simply not tear oneself away from what was happening on stage.”

“Be sure to make a note of the name of this ensemble.”

Trierisch Volksfreund No. 272
November 23, 2007



“Here the music is sensitively interpreted by unabashed artists, presenting a tone whose sound is addictive, and whose performing together is not the result of a forced accuracy … but from a natural collaboration of likeminded temperaments.”

Egon Bezold
Nürnburger Zeitung
November 17, 2007



“Precision, unity and a sense of maturity rarely found in such a young group of musicians.”

Carolyn Philpott
Hobart Mercury
June 26, 2007



“There was something wonderful for the public to “discover”: this was no well-tempered string quartet but a young and extremely sensitive ensemble demonstrating top-notch musicality, an ensemble which precisely felt and got across the drama of each composition.”

Karen Streich
Musical Discoveries
November, 2007



“The boundaries of the rough-edged short notes were never exceeded: one can point to the love of tone or esteem of the cultivated harmony and lyrical quality of the individual voices in the tradition of the Tokyo String Quartet.”

Anja Barckhausen
Nürnberger Nachrichten
November 17, 2007