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Background: The Takacs Qt thrilled the critics with their Bartok quartet cycle released in 1998. Now they have embarked upon Beethoven's Complete String Quartets, the pinnacle of the chamber music repertoire. This 2CD set features the Middle String Quartets.

The op.59 quartets were commissioned in 1806 by Count Andreas Rasumovsky, the Russian Ambassador in Vienna, a great music lover who sometimes played 2nd violin himself. The 'Harp' Quartet op.74 was written in 1809 and dedicated to Prince Lobkowitz. Though written at a time of war, the quartet is one of his most gentle and 'unproblematic'.

CATALOGUE NR: 4708472
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 19.99 including VAT, or £ 17.01 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 06-May-2002

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Middle Quartets
TRACKS: Quartet No.7 in F major op.59 No.1 'Rasumovsky'. Quartet No.10 in E flat major op.74 'Harp'. Quartet No.8 in E minor op.59 No.2 'Rasumovsky'. Quartet No.9 in C major op.59 No.3 'Rasumovsky'.
ARTISTS: Takacs Qt      

- Jul-2002 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jul-2002 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A bold, disciplined and spirit seeking recording from the Takács Quartet' - Gramophone 2002 Award Winner - Penguin Guide 3 star 'technically impeccable playing, well thought through and scrupulously attentive to detail, this is a set to rank alongside the very best'

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