 | from Mendelssohn & Mendelssohn (Fanny): String Quartets (CDA68330) 1 Adagio – Allegro vivace [8'13] 30 minutes 26 seconds 4 tracks2 Adagio non lento [7'46] 3 Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto [5'06] 4 Presto – Adagio non lento [9'21] ‘Deploying their familiar finesse (immaculate tuning and ensemble) and care for detail, the Takács do brother and sister proud … [they] create a magical sense of time suspended at the climax of t ... ‘The Takács Quartet has sustained an admiring following through its changes of personnel down the years, and their exceptional precision of tuning and ensemble, especially at full-tilt Mendelssohnian ... ‘Their performance of Fanny Mendelssohn's E flat major String Quartet is an eloquent one … this [album] is well worth it for the combination of brother and sister’ (BBC Record Review) |