 | from Janáček & Smetana: String Quartets (CDA67997) 1 Allegro vivo appassionato [7'05] 27 minutes 2 seconds 4 tracks2 Allegro moderato alla polka [5'32] 3 Largo sostenuto [8'17] 4 Vivace [6'08] ‘[The Takács Quartet] expertly negotiate the music’s paradoxical demands. On the one hand, there’s the illusion of wild, rasping abandon, a willingness to embrace the rough-grained sound world without ...  BBC Music Magazine The Guardian |