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"The recorded sound is outstanding, and the performances are engaging ? these renditions work altogether admirably and stand up well to repeated listening" -FANFARE The Bartók string quartet cycle is the most important oeuvre for the quartet medium in the twentieth century. The Penderecki String Quartet is one of Canada?s leading string quartets, with over twenty discs to its credit. The PSQ was founded in Poland in 1986 at the urging of the pre-eminent Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. The fruit of their association includes the authoritative interpretation of Penderecki?s complete works for string quartet on CD. The members of the quartet studied with noted Bartók experts Zoltán Szekély and Denes Koromzay, of the Hungarian String Quartet. This is the first ever all-Canadian recording of the Bartók cycle of string quartets and was produced under the auspices of the Napa Valley Chamber Music Society.