Description
If this premiere recording of Stephen Hough's String Quartet No 1 may be regarded as definitive—the work is dedicated to the Takács Quartet—those of the quartets by Ravel and Dutilleux are no less distinguished.
Haydn String Quartets Opp 42, 77 & 103 (CDA68364):
"This recording really is a joy from start to finish. […] the Takacs Quartet are alive to every inflection in Ravel's meticulously marked score [String Quartet]." – BBC Music Magazine CHAMBER CHOICE, February 2023 (Performance 5 STARS; Recording 5 STARS)
"You will not hear better string quartet playing anywhere in the world today." - BBC Music Magazine
"Its the highest-quality Haydn." - BBC Record Review
Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartets (CDA68330):
"This [album] is well worth it for the combination of brother and sister." - BBC Record Review