"[Quatre instants] has a gleaming and glittering surface, with fine filigree work in which tuned percussion is prominent, while the voice soars and dips. One aspect of Saariaho's vocal writing is that the voice often merges with or hands over to an instrument, and is treated in some ways as if it were itself an instrument itself. The idiom is reminiscent of Szymanowski's orchestral song-cycles or Ravel's Shéhérazade and Saariaho's cycle can stand the comparison ... This is a memorable disc and a valuable addition to Saariaho's growing discography".