Schubert - String Quartets D112 & D887 | Hyperion CDA68423

Schubert - String Quartets D112 & D887

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Label: Hyperion

Cat No: CDA68423

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 7th June 2024

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About

The "heavenly lengths" Schumann loved in late Schubert are as much in evidence in the sublime G major Quartet as in the other large-scale works of Schubert's final years.

The Takács Quartet's earlier Hyperion recordings of Schubert were hailed as "near ideal" and "superlative" and this new release is every bit as fine.

"The Takács are impressive on this album: every microphrase, every note is considered. Their sound draws you in from the first moment" - Gramophone (CDA68413)

"These are both powerful, brilliantly imagined interpretations, painted in bold, rich colours and shaped with flashing virtuosity" - Gramophone (CDA68400)

Reviews

One aspect of this recording that brooks no rivalry is the sound: producer Andrew Keener and recording engineers David Hinitt and James Waterhouse have done an admirable job. Schubert’s G major is a mammoth work that simply has to be heard. If you don’t know it and fancy a new recording of the work, then the Takács as recorded last year rival the best. Thoroughly recommended.  Rob Cowan
Gramophone July 2024
Gramophone Editor's Choice

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