Ludwig van Beethoven, Takacs Quartet - Beethoven: The Late String Quartets
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Artist: Ludwig van Beethoven, Takacs QuartetEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-01-11
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Maestoso - Allegro
- Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
- Scherzando vivace
- Finale
- Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
- Allegro molto vivace
- Allegro moderato
- Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Pi? mosso - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice - Allegretto
- Presto
- Adagio quasi un poco andante
- Allegro
- Assai sostenuto - Allegro
- Allegro ma non tanto
- Heiliger Dankgesang e.Genesenden an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart.Molto adagio -. Andante - Molto adagio - Andante - Molto adagio.
- Alla marcia, assai vivace - Pi? allegro - Presto
- Allegro appassionato
- Allegretto
- Vivace
- Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
- Der schwer gefa?te Entschlu? (Grave - Allegro - Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro)
- Allegro con brio
- Allegretto ma non troppo
- Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
- Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato
- Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
- Presto
- Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando
- Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai)
- Cavatina ( Adagio molto espressivo)
- Overtura (Allegro) - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro - Fuga
- Finale (Allegro)
Free Music Notes for Beethoven: The Late String Quartets
Free Music Review: Fantastic but with a regrettable blemish
Hit: 4 Stars
I have nothing but agreement with those who remark about the fabulous mix of technique and artistry in these performances. The ensemble plays together organically, with great fire, tenderness, and mischief where they are required.
However, be warned that there is one major problem keeping this from being my favorite among modern recordings: in the A minor Quartet Op. 132, 1st movement, at a critical point the 1st violin plays the wrong note. This is in bar 246, beat two, where 1st is supposed to play a high G natural; instead he stays on E. It may sound like an odd complaint, but this note comes at the climax of the 1st mvt coda and probably is the linchpin of the whole piece. For the life of me, I can't figure out why they didn't rerecord the movement after that error.
Beethoven: The Late String Quartets Poster
Some Quartets, like the Busch, Italiano, and Talich, have come close to the inner core of these supreme masterpieces. The Tak?cs Quartet now joins those select few. From the opening chords of the Op. 127--firmly stated, perfectly blended, just gruff enough while still sounding beautiful--you know you're in safe hands during this journey into the deepest, most timeless works in the repertory. Slow movements are always a major test here, and if the Tak?cs doesn't surpass some of the above-mentioned groups, they are superior to their present-day peers in conveying Beethoven's deepest thinking while also attending to surface beauties. The Tak?cs surpass the Emersons and Alban Berg Quartet(admirable as those performances are)in their interpretive insights and ensemble sound. But these masterpieces are so rich and dense that admirers need more than one version. The Tak?cs are masters of Beethoven's quick-changing contrasts, making them sound logical, even inevitable. While their playing is full of drive and forward motion, it's never excessively energetic or overly lean. Of course, the Grosse Fugue is included, along with Beethoven's substitute finale Opus 130 and the Opus 95 Quartet, making for three well-filled discs recorded in excellent sound. --Dan DavisClassical Music CDs
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