{"product_id":"683553","title":"Takács Quartet - Britten: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 \u0026 3 [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\u2018Arguably the greatest string quartet before the public today\\u2019 (The Sunday Times), the Takacs Quartet have recorded much of the great Classical and Romantic quartet repertoire during their fruitful career. Now they turn to three masterpieces of the twentieth century.\\r\u003cbr\u003eThe three quartets span the composer\\u2019s life, the first written in America and the second written at the height of Britten\\u2019s fame after the premiere of Peter Grimes. It was written to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Purcell\\u2019s death\\u2014a composer who was a lifetime inspiration to Britten\\u2014and the last movement is cast in the form of a huge Chacony. The third Quartet was written at the end of Britten\\u2019s life and refers specifically to his last opera, Death in Venice. Peter Pears described this haunting work as being \\u2018of a profound beauty more touching than anything else, radiant, wise, new, mysterious\\u2014overwhelming\\u2019.\u003cp\u003eString Quartet No 1 in D major Op 25 [24'11] - Takacs Quartet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eString Quartet No 2 in C major Op 36 [26'52] - Takacs Quartet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eString Quartet No 3 Op 94 [24'50] - Takacs Quartet\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55159402692993,"sku":"683553","price":12.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51wk6z65sjL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767975879","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/683553","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}