Various: String Sextets (Live from Prague)

This is an exceptional recording by young Czech artists – Jan Mráček and Markéta Vokáčová on violin, Kristina Fialová and Karel Untermüller on viola, and Petr Nouzovský and Ivan Vokáč on cello.
The CD features two sextets – Schoenberg's iconic Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4, and Tchaikovsky's String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, “Souvenir de Florence”. Each piece is a deeply personal statement from its composer, a fact the performers are keenly aware of, approaching the entire recording with sensitivity and a great understanding of the musical material.

A. Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
P. I. Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 “Souvenir de Florence”

Jan Mráček, Markéta Vokáčová – violin
Kristina Fialová, Karel Untermüller – viola
Petr Nouzovský, Ivan Vokáč – cello