Beethoven - String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 'Rasumovsky No. 2'

I attended some of these sessions and can still recall the forensic care and commitment the Takács brought to these works. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2017 More…

The Takács do a fine job here: controlled, well paced and impeccably balanced.
They manage to balance the music's vertical and horizontal aspects beautifully, long-breathed contrapuntal lines... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The rich, beautiful sonority that opens op. 59/1, aided by close-up miking, is captivating. There is perfect unanimity in the phrasing and ensemble balances. The Dover Quartet has performed... — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2022 More…