Takács Quartet captures the essence of the Bartok quartets

By Timothy Robson, 19 March 2014

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Reviewed at Plymouth Church, Shaker Heights on 17 March 2014

Bartók, String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, Sz.40, Op.7

Bartók, String Quartet no. 3, Sz. 85

Bartók, String Quartet no. 5 in B flat major, Sz.102

Takács Quartet

Takács Quartet explores folk-inflected repertoire in Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 23rd January

At the Cleveland Chamber Music Society, the Takács Quartet collaborates with Marc-André Hamelin in works by Price and Dvořák.

***11

Beethoven's last and Dohnanyi's first at Mostly Mozart

Linda Holt, 5th August

The Takács Quartet performed quartets by Beethoven and Mozart with insight and energy. Pianist Jeremy Denk joined the ensemble in Dohnányi’s lushly romantic Piano Quintet.

*****

Takács Quartet shows its strengths in Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 9th April

The Takács Quartet’s memorable performance was anchored by Grieg’s less-trodden string quartet, prefaced by works of Haydn and Shostakovich.

****1

Takács Quartet heads east in Edinburgh

Simon Thompson, 11th August

Mozart, Dvořák and Dohnányi takes listeners at the Edinburgh Festival from Prussia to Hungary.

*****

Takács Quartet and friends conquer Souvenir de Florence

Chris Garlick, 19th May

The Takács Quartet and friends pair string sextets by Tchaikovsky and Brahms at Wigmore Hall.

****1

Shedding light on inventiveness

Edward Sava-Segal, 14th October

The Takács Quartet proved once more that among the long-established American quartets they are, arguably, the most reliable.

*****

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Timothy Robson

We are saddened to learn of the death of Tim Robson, a long-time Bachtrack contributor (2012-21). Tim was an organist in Cleveland, Ohio and his repertoire extended to all musical periods, with a special interest in contemporary music. As a blogger he was a regular contributor to ClevelandClassical.com. In his parallel career as a librarian, Tim was Associate Director for Academic Engagement at the Kelvin Smith Library of Case Western Reserve University. Our condolences to his family.