Takács Quartet and friends conquer Souvenir de Florence

By Chris Garlick, 20 May 2018

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 19 May 2018

Tchaikovsky, String Sextet in D minor, Op.70 "Souvenir de Florence"

Brahms, String Sextet no. 2 in G major, Op.36

Takács Quartet

Louise Williams, Viola

Pál Banda, Cello

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.

*****

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.

*****

Takács Quartet play Beethoven quartets in New York

Edward Sava-Segal, 13th April

The Takács Quartet approaches every work with fresh eyes and enthusiasm even if it is their hundredth performance

*****

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Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.

Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence conquered without reservation by the Takács and friends