Thomas Larcher: Naunz, ECM 2001

Larcher’s variety of touch, his attack and capacity for tonal colouring, not to mention his uncanny ability to draw single notes from chaotic musical surroundings, is quite remarkable. His music can be as cold or as dangerous as black ice, and as quietly serene as Arvo Pärt. His drivng ostinatos recall Bartók of the „Three Etudes“, while at other times bold, wholesome chords hint at Copland.

Rob Cowan, Gramophone, Dezember 2001