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Takacs String Quartet - Haydn: 6 String Quartets, op.76 (2004)

Posted By: tirexiss

Date: 8 Oct 2022 14:03:37

The Takács Quartet began their exclusive association with Decca in 1988 and the first release was the CD of Haydn String Quartets, op.76 nos.1-3; this was followed by the other three quartets that make up the set: op.76 nos. 4-6. This set of quartets was Haydn's last and was published in 1797 (his projected set of 6 quartets op.77 produced just two works and his op.103 remained a fragment). The second of these discs, containing nos.4-6 of op.76 was particularly warmly received by Gramophone in January 1990.

This album ranks right up among my favorite Takacs albums, and it is certainly one of the best albums I've purchased in awhile. I've been surprised at how frequently I've returned to it, and it has significantly increased my estimation of Haydn. (I admit shamefully that up until now my impression had been that Haydn wrote a lot of nice music, but nothing truly great.)
The Takacs give wonderful performances of all six quartets, but the D minor and D major quartets (Opp. 76.2 and 76.5) stand out in particular to me. I've explored other recordings of all of these pieces (e.g. Lindsays, Alban Berg), but none has grabbed my attention like this one. Even the Kodaly recordings–which have garnered significant praise here on Amazon–don't compare. The Takacs just bring greater life to these quartets than I've found elsewhere. Granted, I've not heard all available recordings. In fact, some would consider my neglect of the highly-praised Quatuor Mosaiques recordings (on period instruments) a serious omission. But given how well these Takacs performances have stood up thus far, I'm content to stick with them.
Also, while I was concerned that the original quartet members (featured in this Haydn recording) wouldn't measure up to the current ones (featured in their Hyperion recordings), that fear was completely unfounded. The Takacs have impressed me with every combination of players they've had. I highly recommend this album.

AllMusic

Track List:

CD 1:
String Quartet in G, Op. 76, No. 1
01 - Allegro com spirito
02 - Adagio sostenuto
03 - Menuetto: Presto
04 - Allegro ma non troppo
String Quartet in D, Op. 76, No. 2 (Fifths)
05 - Allegro
06 - Andante o piu tosto allegretto
07 - Menuetto: Allegro ma non troppo
08 - Vivace assai
String Quartet in C, Op. 76, No. 3 (Emperor)
09 - Allegro
10 - Poco adagio, cantabile
11 - Menuetto: Allegro
12 - Finale: Presto

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CD 2:
String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 76, No. 4 ('Sunrise')
01 - I. Allegro con spirito
02 - II. Adagio
03 - III. Menuetto: Allegro
04 - IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
String Quartet in D major, Op. 76, No. 5
05 - I. Allegretto
06 - II. Largoma non troppo: Cantabile e mesto
07 - III. Menuetto: Allegro
08 - IV. Finale: Presto
String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 76, No. 6
09 - I. Allegretto - Allegro
10 - II. Fantasia: Adagio
11 - III. Menuetto: Presto
12 - IV. Finale: Allegro spirituoso

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Performers:
Takacs String Quartet
Gabor Takacs-Nagy (violin I)
Karol Schranz (violin II)
Gabor Ormai (viola)
Andras Fejer (cello)

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