Takács Quartet - Ravel, Dutilleux & Hough: String Quartets [CD]

If this premiere recording of Stephen Hough's String Quartet No 1 may be regarded as definitive—the work is dedicated to the Takács Quartet—those of the quartets by Ravel and Dutilleux are no less distinguished.

Haydn String Quartets Opp 42, 77 & 103 (CDA68364):

"This recording really is a joy from start to finish. […] the Takacs Quartet are alive to every inflection in Ravel's meticulously marked score [String Quartet]." – BBC Music Magazine CHAMBER CHOICE, February 2023 (Performance 5 STARS; Recording 5 STARS)

"You will not hear better string quartet playing anywhere in the world today." - BBC Music Magazine

"Its the highest-quality Haydn." - BBC Record Review

Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartets (CDA68330):

"This [album] is well worth it for the combination of brother and sister." - BBC Record Review

Hough: String Quartet No 1 'Les Six rencontres' I. I. Au boulevard

II. Au parc

III. A l'hotel

IV. Au theatre

V. A l'eglise

VI. Au marche

Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit I. Libre et souple – Nocturne

II. Parenthese I – Miroir d'espace

III. Parenthese II – Litanies

IV. Parenthese III – Litanies II

V. Parenthese IV – Constellations – Nocturne II

VI. Temps suspendu

Ravel: String Quartet in F major: Allegro moderato

II. Assez vif, tres rythme

III. Tres lent

IV. Vif et agite

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 34571284002
• Release Date: September 12, 2025

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