Founded in Berlin in 2019, the Leonkoro Quartet is no stranger to the UK having won first prize and nine special awards at the 2022 Wigmore Hall international string quartet competition. Berg’s Lyric Suite was a fervent outpouring to his mistress, and the quartet aptly captures the moody sensuality of this intense, intricate music. A memorial to his mother, Webern’s Five Pieces from 1909 were effectively the first atonal string quartet. From just four years earlier, the Langsamer Satz is the most overtly romantic thing Webern ever wrote: a musical case of the road not taken. The Czech-born composer embraced many musical styles throughout his career, but here seems to be thoroughly enjoying his absurdist phase.