Takacs Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets Opp 42, 77 & 103 - Import CD

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Takacs Quartet

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Richard O'Neill joins! The new Takács String Quartet Haydn! The Takács Quartet was founded in 1975 by Gábor Takács-Nagy, a student at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, and has since won first prize and the Critics' Prize at the Evian International String Quartet Competition in 1977. In June 2020, the world-renowned violist and Grammy Award-winning (+3 nominations) Takács Quartet will be joined by Richard O'Neill, This is the first release of Haydn's string quartets on the new Hyperion label, having previously released Op.71 (CDA67793) and Op.74 (CDA67781).This release contains four works: the two Op.77 pieces known as the "Lopkowitz Quartets," the late Op.103 (the last string quartet, unfinished), which shows the undiminished creativity of the old Haydn, and the short but rich Op.42. Haydn's past works have been very highly acclaimed by the string magazine The Strad, and the approach taken by the new group is highly anticipated. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.String Quartet in Dminor, Op. 42~Andante ed innocentemente
2.String Quartet in Dminor, Op. 42~Menuetto. Allegro - Trio
3.String Quartet in Dminor, Op. 42~Adagio e cantabile
4.String Quartet in Dminor, Op. 42~Finale. Presto
5.String Quartet in G major, Op. 77 No. 1~Allegro moderato
6.String Quartet in G major, Op. 77 No. 1~Adagio
7.String Quartet in G major, Op. 77 No. 1~Menuetto. Presto - Trio
8.String Quartet in G major, Op. 77 No. 1~Finale. Presto
9.String Quartet in F maor, Op. 77 No. 2~Allegro moderato
10.String Quartet in F maor, Op. 77 No. 2~Menuetto. Presto ma non troppo - Trio
11.String Quartet in F maor, Op. 77 No. 2~Andante
12.String Quartet in F maor, Op. 77 No. 2~Finale. Vivace assai
13.String Quartet in D minor, Op. 103~Andante grazioso
14.String Quartet in D minor, Op. 103~Menuetto ma non troppo presto - Trio
15.IV. Finale: Vivace assai
16.** String Quartet in D minor, Op 103
17.I. Andante grazioso Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op 103
18.II. Menuetto (ma non troppo presto) - Trio