Takacs Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets Opp 42, 77 & 103

'Does it need saying that they're awfully good?' was The Strad's rhetorical take on the Tak�cs Quartet's previous Haydn recordings for Hyperion.

With more marvellous Haydn on offer here, it's a verdict which listeners willcertainly share.

The Tak�cs Quartet has sustained an admiring following through its changes of personnel down the years, and their exceptional precision of tuning and ensemble, especially at full-tilt Mendelssohnian...

- BBC Music Magazine