A musician's toughest critics are… fellow musicians. And the fact that distinguished composers from London, New York, Buenos Aires and Prague chose to write music specifically for the Prague Guitar Quartet speaks volumes. Professional critics consistently laud the quartet with adjectives like "celestial, sparkling, intelligent, remarkable, excellent, unusual, fascinating,” noting its ability to transcend traditional guitar tonal boundaries. Their reviews resound with unanimous praise, affirming the quartet's exceptional musicality and innovative interpretations.
...Prague Guitar Quartet plays Spanish music with drive and energy, is not afraid to hit the strings with hardness and metal sound of pizzicato in the dance stylized figurations. All special techniques consisting of strikes and tapes on the guitar bridge and other resonant aliquot locations sounds sophisticated. It is precisely this varied articulation of tone colour that is one of the greatest advantages of the PGQ's play, which meets the highest interpretative standards in the world context..."
...First Leoš Janáček, then Arcangelo Corelli: Between the magic free tonality of the modern Czech and the lively baroque sound of Italian, the quartet created a convincing connection - uncompromising purity of sound. "On an Overgrown Path" and "Concerto grosso" have lost all of the earth's weight and touched the hearts of the listeners..."
...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 ! "
...The aptly-titled new album from the Prague Guitar Quartet is a picturesque delight of Spanish guitar music, beautifully played, and it's WCRB's CD of the Week...This is one you'll want to listen to all the way through. The Prague Guitar Quartet has released a true gem of an album..."