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Takács Quartet explores folk-inflected repertoire with Marc-André Hamelin

The Takács Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin
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By Sam Jacobson, 25 January 2024
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“in the Dumka, an evocative theme sounded almost glasslike in the piano”
Reviewed at Disciples Christian Church Cultural Arts Center, Cleveland on 23 January 2024
Programme
Wolf, Italian Serenade
Price, Piano Quintet in A minor
Dvořák, Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, Op.81
Performers
Takács Quartet
Edward Dusinberre, Violin
Harumi Rhodes, Violin
Richard O'Neill, Viola
András Fejér, Cello
Marc-André Hamelin, Piano
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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.
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Mozart, Dvořák and Dohnányi takes listeners at the Edinburgh Festival from Prussia to Hungary. 
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The Takács Quartet and friends pair string sextets by Tchaikovsky and Brahms at Wigmore Hall.
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The Takács Quartet proved once more that among the long-established American quartets they are, arguably, the most reliable.
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The Takács Quartet approaches every work with fresh eyes and enthusiasm even if it is their hundredth performance
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Sam Jacobson
Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.