Madhares (String Quartet No. 3) / Still for viola and chamber orchestra / Bose Zellen for piano and orchestra

"Larcher ranges very widely in his influences, and most often well away from the mainstream of European music in the last 30 years...The romantic gestures and moments of frenzied activity of the viola work still recall Schnittke and Kancheli rather than anyone closer to home. Madhares is different again, yet far more distinctive in its unlikely blend of styles." The Guardian, 6th May 2010 ***

"[Larcher's] extraordinary, arresting, communicative music is one of this century's wonders...[Madhares is] a work of haunting landscapes and dreams, stylistically disparate but fused by the composer's astonishing ear and quizzical attitude to traditional forms." The Times, 7th May 2010 ****

"[in Böse Zellen] it's as if the piano is struggling to break free of its restrictions, until the tape is finally pulled off effecting a huge, unfocused polyphonic cluster which overwhelms the entire piece. The Madhares are less architecturally intriguing, but no less gripping." The Independent, 13th May 2010 ****

"This world premiere recording of his String Quartet No 3 (Madhares), minutely detailed in its multiplying patterns and crazily interweaving motifs, shows him at his best...it glistens with strange effects and bursts of melody...All told, a bracing, exhilarating way to discover Larcher." The Observer, 16th May 2010

"Dynamic control is excellent, the performances of Till Fellner, Kim Kashkashian, Quatuor Diotima and the Munich Chamber Orchestra under Dennis Russell Davies simply immaculate." The Independent on Sunday, 20th June 2010

"...the sum of the parts, disjunct and isolated as they seem at close quarters, is a surprisingly coherent and assured work in which there is not just a finished sense of structure but also a real depth of expression...this journey to nowhere is profoundly rewarding." International Record Review, July/August 2010

"He has a fabulous ear for unusual sonorities, which he fashions into surprisingly logical narratives...Böse Zellen, in particular, is a truly original work, vigorously performed and captured in flawless sound." BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 ****