Takacs Quartet - Brahms: String Quintets

�It was in the G major string quintet � that the Takacs players again hit special heights, achieving near-miracles of balance and interplay and with Geraldine Walther and guest Lawrence Power delivering a masterclass of contrasting but complementary viola playing� (The Guardian)The Takacs Quartet have been recently described as �one of the world�s most distinguished ensembles�. Here they collaborate with Britain�s greatest living viola player, Lawrence Power, who with his long association with The Nash Ensemble among others has also proved himself a remarkable chamber musician.Brahms�s String Quintets (Opp 88 and 111) both represent landmarks of the Romantic chamber music repertoire, and demonstrate the composer�s utter mastery of the genre.