How satisfying to see a Hyperion release devoted to Australian musicians, and an Australian composer, Carl Vine (b. 1954). The Goldner String Quartet (Dene Olding, Dimity Hall, violins; Irina Morosova, viola; Julian Smiles, cello) and pianist Piers Lane have recorded quite a few discs for Hyperion over the years. Composers include Borodin, Elgar and Bloch.

Formed in 1984, the quartet disbanded after 30 years in 2024; this is their final recording. 

For ABC Classics in 2012 they recorded Vine’s String Quartets Nos. 2 to 5, (and No. 1 prior to that), so No. 6 on this new release completes the full set as it stands at present. Also on these discs are a Piano Quintet, “Fantasia” (2013) and String Quintet (2009, revised 2015) – where they are joined respectively by Piers Lane and Principal Cellist of the Sydney Symphony, Umberto Clerici – plus a Piano Trio (2013), and the Strutt Sonata for Cello and Piano (2017) played by Lane and various members of the Goldner Quartet. Finally, we get a four-minute encore for string quartet, Harbour Reverie