A musician's toughest critic is...another musician. And the fact that distinguished composers from London, New York, Buenos Aires and Prague have chosen to write music especially for the Prague Guitar Quartet speaks for itself.

Professional music critics concur: In reviews, it is common to read such adjectives as "celestial, sparkling, intelligent, bright remarkable, excellent, uncommon, fascinating..." The reviewers have been unanimous in their praise and their insistence that the Prague Guitar Quartet goes beyond the bounds of what is commonly thought to be the tonal range of the guitar.


...This ensemble of four virtuosos is remarkable group of rare unanimity and homogeneity. Their uncommon fluency enabled them to bring a high level of finesse to even the most high-tempo pieces... For its "classical" pieces, comparisons with traditional string quartets would not be unjastified... Excellent guitar ensemble !
Cahiers de la Guitare (F)

"...The dialog, the harmony and the multifarious voices of the four guitars giving the impression of the string quartet in perfect harmony easily convinces one that this is indeed a genuine chamber and original ensemble... "
Music News from Prague (CZ)

...Once again, credit must go to the Prague Guitar Quartet for a performance which, both technically and interpretationally, leaves no question unanswered. This is a first-rate recording by a world class ensemble.
Classical Guitar (GB)

"...Classical Guitar did not exaggerate when it described the sound of the PGQ as celestial..."
Viernheimer Tageblatt (D)

...The tasteful repertoire, the perfect unanimity, the purity of tone, the intelligent musical expression - are the advantages of the quartet, that have so far, always brought success to all members of the ensemble.
Hudebni rozhledy (CZ)

...The Prague Guitar Quartet is demonstrably one of the finest guitar ensembles around.
Classical guitar (GB)


Prague Spring 1994
PGQ at the Prague Spring Festival