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Takacs Quartet

Petroc Trelawny presents a concert from Aldeburgh 2009. The Takacs Quartet perform string quartets by Haydn and Beethoven, plus the Schumann Piano Quintet, with Marc-Andre Hamelin.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

In a concert given at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, the award-winning Takacs Quartet perform works by Schumann and Beethoven, and commemorate the 200th anninversary of Haydn's death with two of his quartets: the Op 77, No 2 and one of his last contributions to the genre - the Op 103, an unfinished work consisting of two movements.

Takacs Quartet
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)

Beethoven: String Quartet in D, Op 18, No 3
Haydn: String Quartet in F, Op 77, No 2; String Quartet in D, Op 103
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44

Followed by a focus on celebrated historical recordings made at the Aldeburgh Festival.

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Ades: 3 Studies from Couperin
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Ades (conductor)

2 hours, 15 minutes

Last on

Mon 22 Jun 2009 19:00

Broadcast

  • Mon 22 Jun 2009 19:00