Ensemble
| North American Representation
"They represent the best qualities of the Czech tradition – warmth, sonorousness, individuality, intensity; but what’s striking here is their fearless risk-taking, their fervency and the absolute confidence with which they propel you through these two masterpieces."
— Gramophone
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"It's their lightness of touch that commands; the subtle nuances of colour, line and texture performed with almost spectral intensity."
— BBC Music Magazine
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"The Pavel Haas Quartet is one of the truly outstanding ensembles of our time. They combine a sensual sound quality with an innate sense for the chamber musical structure in the finest and most vital way."
— Süddeutsche Zeitung
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"The Pavel Haas Quartet at the Kammermusiksaal played its way into the highest echelon of string quartets... The four musicians play with an infectious and fearless passion and a technical brilliance that was breath-taking."
— General-Anzeiger, Bonn
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"What really grips me about these performances is the ensemble's ability to get under the skin of the music and their compellingly imaginative concept of texture, instrumental balance and nuance."
— BBC Music Magazine
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