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 Strings Magazine, December 2006
"The Lark Quartet rocks the house with a tour-de-force performance...balanced by...Astrid Schween’s assured, silken cello, the Lark Quartet is a force-of-personality quartet, a force to be reckoned with."
Idaho State Journal, Pocatello, Idaho Thursday November 30, 2006
"Renowned cellist, [Astrid Schween], wows the crowd at ISU’s Performing Arts Center."
Door County Advocate, Wisconsin, Thursday August 4, 2005
"With amazing technique, Ms. Schween performed [The Elgar Cello Concerto] to perfection. In Ms. Schween's hands, Elgar's elegant phrasing was masterful."
American Record Guide, Jan/Feb 2005, Vol.68 No.1, review of Brahms Clarinet Trio, Partita Records.
"This is a fantastic release, with performances at or near the top of the list. The sound is warm and rich, guaranteed to take the edge off the chilliest disposition. What jumps at you from the speaker is a tone that is almost palpable in its feeling. The performances are faultless, extraordinarily attuned to the romantic idiom and to Brahms' personal permutations of it. I simply can't think of any other recording, other than the one [of Bernard Rothlisberger] for the sonatas or the trio. Do search out this recording-it is outstanding."
Washington Post, Tuesday, June 14, 1991
"So mellow was this playing-if a chinchilla could purr, it would sound like Astrid Schween's cello...extraordinary musical ability."
Main Post, Wuerzburg, Germany, June 25, 1996
"The fearsome cello solos were played with astonishing lightness."
Los Angeles Times, Monday, October 2, 1989
"…demonstrated eloquent phrasing, a full and vibrant sound and sure-fingered control."
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Tuesday, February 18, 1997
"Lalo's Cello Concerto was presented with technical command and musical warmth."
Boston Globe, Friday, April 10, 1992
"Cellist Astrid Schween knows how to inflect with buoyancy and bite."
The Maui News, Hawaii, March 4, 1994
"...the mournful sound of the cello moved some in the audience to tears."
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