ABOUT THIS DVD
An important additon to the growing Decca DVD catalogue. Following the hugely acclaimed complete Beethoven String Quartets cycle on CD. Three chamber masterpieces from the Award Winning Takács Quartet
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CHAPTER LIST
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KEY FACTS
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ABOUT THIS DVD
An important addition to the growing Decca DVD catalogue - the acclaimed Takács Quartet on DVD for the first time. FILMED IN HIGH DEFINITION. Cover based on their award winning CD recordings of Bartók String Quartets. Includes fascinating interview footage of the players introducing each quartet.

'...one of the greatest ensembles of our age'
San Francisco Chronicle

'They are right up there with the best'
Gramophone review of the Takács' Bartok CD recordings.

'The Takács Quartet bring to these masterpieces the requisite virtuosity, tonal sophistication and command of idiom. These are full-blooded accounts of enormous conviction with that open-air quality which suggests the fragrance of the forests and lakes of Hungary. The recording is excellent and this Decca set now takes it's palce at the top of the list.'
The Penguin Guide to CDs on the CD recordings.

The multi award winning Takács Quartet received huge critical acclaim for their Decca CD recording of the complete String Quartets of Béla Bartók - a set which was awarded a prestigious Gramophone Award.
This High Definition DVD was filmed in the beautiful setting of Hatchlands Park in Surrey, England. Now in the care of the National Trust, Hatchlands Park was built in the mid 18th Century and is famous for it's stunning interiors designed by Robert Adam, and also for its unique collection of keyboard intruments.

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CHAPTER LIST
Bartók String Quartet No: 3
I Prima parte: Moderato
II Seconda Parte: Allegro
III Ricapitulazione della prima parte: Moderato – Coda: Allegro

Bartók String Quartet No: 2
I Moderato
II Allegro molto capriccioso
III Lento

Bartók String Quartet No: 6
I Mesto – Piu mosso, pesante - Vivace
II Mesto – Marcia

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KEY FACTS

1hr 32mins	1	DVD9	16:9 (anamorphic)	0 (1-6)	LPCM + DTS 5.1
Colour	Hatchlands Park, Surrey, England 1998	English Only	N/A