Haydn: String Quartets, Opp 42, 77 & 103 - Takács Quartet

String Quartet in D minor Op 42[13'45]
1
Andante ed innocentemente[5'17]
2
Menuetto: Allegro – Trio[2'15]
3
Adagio e cantabile[3'33]
4
Finale: Presto[2'40]
String Quartet in G major Op 77 No 1[23'02]
5
Allegro moderato[6'59]
6
Adagio[6'31]
7
Menuetto: Presto – Trio[4'11]
8
Finale: Presto[5'21]
String Quartet in F major Op 77 No 2[25'13]
9
Allegro moderato[7'32]
10
Menuetto: Presto ma non troppo – Trio[4'44]
11
Andante[7'15]
12
Finale: Vivace assai[5'42]
String Quartet in D minor Op 103[10'33]
13
Andante grazioso[5'58]
14
Menuetto (ma non troppo presto) – Trio[4'35]
‘Does it need saying that they’re awfully good?’ was The Strad’s rhetorical take on the Takács Quartet’s previous Haydn recordings for Hyperion. With more marvellous Haydn on offer here, it’s a verdict which listeners will certainly share.