Surrounded by the musically prolific countries of Germany, Austria, France, and Germany, it's somewhat surprising that we are not more familiar with composers to come out of Switzerland. In particular, the works of Hans Huber are woefully absent from the musical canon, particularly since his music bears so many similarities to the works of Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Schumann. The piano parts of the two piano quintets heard on this album are especially reminiscent of Brahms in their texture and fullness. Pianist Hans Joerg Fink does a splendid job of capturing these rich, deep sonorities with his powerful, commanding playing. The same adulations cannot be heaped on the Aura Quartett. Unlike Fink's captivating performance, the Aura Quartett sounds rather amateurish, struggling at times with busy sections just to get the notes out. Musical direction, pleasing sound quality, and intricacies of tone all take a back seat to their laborious efforts to get from measure to measure. Their sound is quite unbalanced, with the two violins frequently the only members of the quartet that can be heard at all. On top of all that, the quartet's intonation is simply intolerably poor. Despite the joy that comes with listening to unfamiliar, well-written pieces of chamber music, and despite Fink's rather exceptional contribution from the piano, the Aura Quartett's inadequate performance renders this recording one to avoid.