The cover of this CD displays a bizarre composition of players surrounding a supine Anne-Sophie Mutter who appears to be wearing a mermaid outfit designed by Alexander McQueen. I imagine most of the interest will stem from the participation of erstwhile wunderkind Daniil Trifonov. The others, Maximilian Hornung (cello), Roman Patkoló (double bass) and Hwayoon Lee (viola) are young musicians being developed by Mutter’s Young Talent foundation.

It’s certainly a high octane reading, with abundant drama, for what must rank as Schubert’s sunniest work. It’s a universe away from the amiable gemütlich strolls in the Vienna woods one instinctively associates with this work.Nonetheless, they sound like a seasoned team who’ve been playing together for years. Moments to savour are the emergence of the...