Kocian Quartet: The Complete Praga Digitals Recordings (1996-2010)

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The Kocian Quartet, direct heir to the great Czech tradition, has embodied for nearly half a century the excellence, rigor, and fervor of collective playing. This unprecedented 31-CD remastered box set brings together for the first time the complete collection of their Praga Digitals recordings (1996-2010), which have received numerous awards. Legendary cohesion, sensual tone, sense of ensemble: these are the hallmarks brought to bear on a vast repertoire, from Viennese classicism to Czech music (Smetana, Dvorak, Martinu, Kalabis), and extending to the moving works of "degenerate music" (Haas, Krasa, Ullmann, Klein), which defined the uniqueness of a singular ensemble being rediscovered today, nearly 30 years after the start of their Praga Digitals adventure. With exceptional guests (Ivan Klanský, musicians of the Prazak Quartet, and other loyal partners), this unique body of work regains all its sonic brilliance. A major milestone in the history of the modern quartet.