Takacs Quartet

Out of the Box: The Dohnanyi Legacy

By • Dec 1, 2019
Image of The Takács Quartet holding their instruments, and pianist Marc-André Hamelin
Amanda Tipton (Takács) and Sim Cannety-Clarke (Hamelin)

This week on "Out of the Box," it's an album worth listening to not just for the music and the musicians, but for the story of the family behind the music.

Three Centuries of Chamber Music with the Takács Quartet

Takács Quartet
Amanda Tipton

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

Takacs Quartet
Keith Saunders

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

Béla Kása

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

Ellen Appel

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