Whatever one makes of the title, ‘The Yiddish Cabaret’ is an enjoyable if rather lopsided concept, with the main work opening the programme. Korngold’s three string quartets have gradually entered the repertoire, with the Second (1933) – less inhibited and more substantial than those either side – the most appealing. The Jerusalem Quartet have the measure of its lively Allegro and suave closing Waltz, not to mention the teasing Intermezzo, with its deft fugal Trio, but it is the Larghetto, with its aching harmonics and eloquent cantilena, that proves the highlight.

Where Korngold ingratiates, Schulhoff satirises: his Five Pieces (1923) come from a period that saw most of his notable chamber works. Each of the vignettes is a take-off of a familiar dance, with the Jerusalem mindful (and rightly so) not to overplay their sardonic humour so that pieces such as the ‘Alla Serenata’ or ‘Alla Tango milonga’ (already a familiar encore) emerge without undue caricature. These make an effective transition into Jiddisch (2018), five songs on popular texts between them evoking Warsaw’s inter-war Jewish street life in alternately cynical and affectionate terms, stylishly set by the Ukrainian composer Leonid Desyatnikov and eloquently rendered by Hila Baggio – with occasional ‘interjections’ from the ensemble.

Clearly this is a disc that should attract all those for whom the overall concept is the main draw. Anyone wanting the Korngold quartets could turn to that by the Doric Quartet (Chandos, 11/10), while the Aviv Quartet offer a decent survey of Schulhoff’s quartet output (Naxos). Those investing in the Jerusalem option will find standards of both playing and recording on a par with the ensemble’s previous releases from this source, and hence wholly recommendable.