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Three Centuries of Chamber Music with the Takács Quartet

On WCRB In Concert with the Celebrity Series of Boston, the Hungarian-founded, U.S.-based ensemble plays chamber works by three distinct masters of the genre, from the elegance of Mozart to the drama of Shostakovich.

The Takács Quartet, In Concert

November 5, 2017

7:00 PM

On WCRB In Concert with Rockport Music, the Takács Quartet performs the full range of Beethoven's voice, from the elegant Op. 18, No. 2, to the monumental Op. 131.

Takács Quartet, Muzsikás, and Márta Sebestyén, Part 2

From a November 16, 2008, concert, the Takács Quartet, Muzsikás (photo: Béla Kása), and Márta Sebestyén explore the intersection of Hungarian folk music and Béla Bartók's music.

Part 2 of the program:

Takács Quartet, Muzsikás, and Márta Sebestyén, Part 1

From a November 16, 2008, concert, the Takács Quartet, Muzsikás, and Márta Sebestyén explore the intersection of Hungarian folk music and Béla Bartók's music.

Part 1 of the program:

1. Szászcsávási táncok (Dances from Transylvania);
Muzsikás: string band

2. Pásztornóták hosszúfurulyán (Long Flute Melodies)
Péter Éri, long flute; Márta Sebestyén, vocals

3. Dunántúli ugrós és friss (Transdanubian Ugros and fast Csardas);
Muzsikás: string band