THE TAKÁCS QUARTET

The Hungarian Takács Quartet, one of the world’s consummate interpreters of Bartók’s string quartets, brings the entire cycle to Stanford in two very special evenings arranged to give a sense of the magnitude of Bartók’s musical journey. The romanticism of the first quartet gives way to the modernist tendencies of the third and finally the sixth reveals Bartók’s unprecedented degree of emotional depth, sense of resignation and even withdrawal from the world. Lauded by critics and audiences alike for their irresistible blend of virtuosic technique and engaging personality, Takács performs these monuments of twentieth century quartet literature with a sense of adventure and joyful abandon.

PROGRAM
Saturday, January 25
Béla Bartók, String Quartet No. 1
Béla Bartók, String Quartet No. 3
Béla Bartók, String Quartet No. 5

Sunday, January 26
Béla Bartók, String Quartet No. 2
Béla Bartók, String Quartet No. 4
Béla Bartók, String Quartet No. 6