Takacs Quartet Archive
DVORAK: String Quartet Op. 105, String Quintet Op. 97 – Takacs Quartet/ Lawrence Foster, viola – Hyperion
DVORAK: String Quartet in A-flat Major, Op. 105; String Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 97 – Takacs Quartet/ Lawrence Foster, viola – Hyperion CDA68142, 64:59 (9/29/17) [Distr. By Harmonia mundi/PIAS] ****: Splendid readings of to late Dvorak chamber music staples provide a lush hour of listening pleasure. Antonin Dvorak, while enjoying his position as […]
FRANCK: Piano Quintet in f minor; DEBUSSY: String Quartet – Takacs Quartet/ Marc-Andre Hamelin, p. – Hyperion
Wonderful performances of some lesser heard masterworks. CÉSAR FRANCK: Piano Quintet in f minor; CLAUDE DEBUSSY: String Quartet in g minor – Takacs Quartet/ Marc-Andre Hamelin, p. – Hyperion CDA68061, 62:25 (5/22/16) [Distr. by Harmonia mundi] ****: While Debussy and his music are widely known, his string quartet – an immensely lovely sole work of […]
BRAHMS: Viola Sonatas, in f; in E-flat; Trio in a – Geraldine Walther, viola/ David Korevaar, p./ Andras Fejer, cello – MSR Classics
These are great recordings, and if you don’t own them in this form, you are now required to acquire them!
BRITTEN: String Quartets 1, 2 & 3 – Takacs Quartet—Hyperion
The centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth is bringing to light the greatness of his string quartets, of which this recording is one of the best
HAYDN: String Quartets Op. 71 Nos. 1–3, “Apponyi” – Takács Q. – Hyperion HAYDN: String Quartets Op. 74 Nos. 1–3, “Apponyi” – Takács Q. – Hyperion
These recordings of the six “Apponyi” Quartets is a success on every score—the start of a Haydn series by the Takács on Hyperion?