{"product_id":"830013","title":"Takács Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 71 Nos. 1-3 [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\u003eThese quartets date from 1793 and were written when Haydn returned home to Vienna after a visit to London which had cemented his international fame as a composer and public figure.\\r\u003cbr\u003eThe composer wrote a set of six string quartets for Count Anton Apponyi, a chamberlain at the Imperial Court. The set was broken up into two groups of three and sold to separate publishers, thus becoming the Op 71 and Op 74 Quartets, both released this month by the acclaimed Takacs Quartet.\\r\u003cbr\u003eThe quartets possess an orchestral sonority, and the frequent modulations, dynamic variations and increasingly virtuosic writing can be derived from elements of the six London Symphonies. They demonstrate the composer\\u2019s astonishing elegance, lyricism and his immense skill in fusing the profound with the light-hearted.\\r\u003cbr\u003eIn these compelling interpretations the Takacs Quartet display an absolute unanimity of tone and style and cement their reputation as one of today\\u2019s greatest string quartets.\u003cp\u003eString Quartet in B flat major Op 71 No 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eString Quartet in D major Op 71 No 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eString Quartet in E flat major Op 71 No 3\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55142437126529,"sku":"830013","price":12.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51nEOGJQfiL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767617222","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/830013","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}