 | from Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No 2 (CDA67987) 1 Overture: Moderato con moto [8'01] 35 minutes 11 seconds 4 tracks2 Recitative and Romance: Adagio [11'02] 3 Waltz: Allegro [5'27] 4 Theme and Variations: Adagio – Moderato con moto – Allegretto – Allegro non troppo – Allegro – Adagi [10'41] ‘Throughout [the Takács Quartet] bring great clarity and a subtle range of colour … the balance is unfailingly finely considered, and they’re beautifully recorded’ (Gramophone)  BBC Music Magazine‘The great Soviet composer's chamber music is new to the discography of the Takács, arguably the world's most versatile string quartet. Here they strike up a tingling rapport with one of Hyperion's 'h ... |