Schubert: String Quartets Nos. 13 & 14
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Composer: Franz SchubertPerformer: Takacs Quartet
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2006-11-14
Music Label: Hyperion UK
Soundtracks:
- Allegro
- Andante con moto
- Scherzo: Allegro molto
- Presto
- Allegro ma non troppo
- Andante
- Menuetto: Allegretto
- Allegro moderato
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Hit: 5 Stars
This is a great CD. But it doesn't change my life. And I know that this is a silly, childish and unfair thing to say. But I've tried to find something more useful to write and I haven't come up with it. They are, IMHO, the greatest String Quartet of our time, playing two of the great masterpieces of the genre, and I feel somewhat like I felt when I was listening to one of those Bernard Haitink records on Philips in the '70's: "Wow, this sounds amazing!"
And, you know, good Adorno-ist that I am, I'm not satisfied if it just stays there. Let others listen happily to Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martins - In - The - Fields. Let others enjoy FM Satellite Classical Radio.
What am I, a Nineteenth - Century Music Experience Junkie? Maybe...What can I tell you? Something is missing, something that takes you beyond the dutiful variations and development. The noise, the filth - something that shows that manner is manner. Manner IS manner, of course...But this CD makes me want to be like Toscanini on those rehearsal discs, screaming incoherently in search of something that he probably can never find, making everyone around him crazy. But if you want an excellent modern recording, this is the one.
Schubert: String Quartets Nos. 13 & 14 Poster
The Tak?cs Quartet, after building an enviable catalogue of excellent recordings for Decca, particularly their Beethoven Quartets, now turn to Schubert with peerless results. The Death and the Maiden Quartet has had many fine recordings but this one is unparalleled in its impact as the Tak?cs intensify the drama and melancholy that pervade the work. Accents are bold, tempos are mostly brisk without being overly hurried, and heartstrings are tugged by the pathos of the Andante. Pointed phrasing and steady rhythms give the Scherzo its power while the outer movements have a frightening, almost demonic intensity. The earlier Rosamunde Quartet is almost on the same extraordinary level. Quibblers may find the opening faster than they prefer, but the Tak?cs still make it sound tenderly nostalgic with a hint of the tragic lurking just beneath the surface. They also project the grimness of the work while aptly softening the demonic energy pervading their Death and the Maiden. Even as they differentiate the two quartets, they preserve characteristic Tak?cs traits such as beautiful tone, tonal balances, flawless solos, and rhythmic vitality. Even their loudest fortissimos never turn harsh, thanks in part to Hyperion's uncannily life-like engineering. --Dan DavisClassical Music CDs
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