Takács Quartet


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The Takács Quartet was formed in 1975 at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest by Gabor Takács-Nagy, Károly Schranz, Gabor Ormai and András Fejér, while all four were students. The ensemble is now based in Boulder, Colorado.

ALBUMS


Dvořák* & Price*, Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin
Piano Quintets
2025, 8xFile, WAV, Album, 24-, Hyperion, ,
Classical/Romantic
Takács Quartet, Clarice Assad, Julien Labro
Takács Assad Labro
2024, CD, Album, Yarlung Records
Nokuthula Ngwenyama - Takács Quartet
Flow
2024, CDr, Album, Hyperion, ,
Contemporary
Schubert*, Takács Quartet
String Quartets D112 & D887
2024, ,
Romantic/Classical
Dvořák*, Coleridge-Taylor*, Takács Quartet
String Quartet Op 106 - Fantasiestücke
2023, ,
Romantic
Hough*, Dutilleux*, Ravel*, Takács Quartet
String Quartets
2023, ,
Modern/Contemporary/Impressionist
Haydn*, Takács Quartet
String Quartets Op. 42, 77 & 103
2022, CD, Album, Hyperion, ,
Classical
Ludwig van Beethoven, Takács Quartet
Quartetto D'Archi, Op. 59 N. 1 "Rasumovsky" / Quartetto D'Archi, Op. 74 "Harp"
2021, CD, Album, Dig, GEDI Gruppo Editoriale
Felix* & Fanny Mendelssohn*, Takács Quartet
String Quartets
2021, ,
Romantic/Chamber Music
Elgar* & Beach* - Takács Quartet, Garrick Ohlsson
Piano Quintets
2020, CD, Hyperion, ,
Romantic
Dohnányi*, Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin
Piano Quintets / String Quartet No 2
2019, CD, Album, Hyperion, ,
Modern/Chamber Music
Dvořák*, Takács Quartet, Lawrence Power
String Quartet Op 105 ∙ String Quintet Op 97
2017, CD, Album, Hyperion, ,
Romantic
Beethoven*, Takács Quartet
String Quartets = Streichquartette = Quatuors À Cordes "Razumovsky" Op.59, No.1 / "Harp" Op.74
2017, CD, Album, RE, SHM, Decca, ,
Classical/Romantic
Beethoven*, Takács Quartet
Complete String Quartets
2017, ,
Classical
Franck*, Debussy*, Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin
Piano Quintet • String Quartet
2016, ,
Romantic/Impressionist
Dohnányi*, Kodály* - András Schiff, Takács Quartet, Musikverein Quartet*
Piano Quintet No. 1, Sextet, Op. 37, String Quartet No. 2
2015, CD, Comp, Decca
Dmitri Shostakovich - Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin
Piano Quintet & String Quartet No 2
2015, CD, Hyperion, ,
Modern
Janáček* & Smetana*, Takács Quartet
String Quartets
2015, CD, Album, Hyperion
Brahms* - Takács Quartet, Lawrence Power
String Quintets
2014, CD, Hyperion
Britten*, Takács Quartet
String Quartets 1, 2 & 3
2013, CD, Album, Hyperion, ,
Modern
Schubert* / Takács Quartet, Ralph Kirshbaum
String Quintet D. 956, String Quartet D. 703 'Quartettsatz'
2012, CD, Hyperion,
Haydn*, Takács Quartet
String Quartets Op. 74
2011, CD, Album, Hyperion, ,
Classical
Haydn*, Takács Quartet
String Quartets Op. 71
2011, CD, Album, Hyperion, ,
Classical
Carter Pann, Daniel Kellogg / Takács Quartet, University Of Colorado Wind Symphony, Allan McMurray
A Tent For The Sun: Wind Music By Carter Pann & Daniel Kellogg
2009, CD, Album, Klavier Records, ,
Contemporary
Bartók* - Takács Quartet
Quartetti Per Archi NN. 2, 3 & 6
2009, DVD-V, Multichannel, PAL, DeAgostini
Schumann* - Takács Quartet • Marc-André Hamelin
String Quartet Op 41 No 3 • Piano Quintet Op 44
2009, CD, ,
Romantic/Keyboard/String Ensemble/Chamber Music
Brahms* / Takács Quartet
String Quartets Op 67 & 51 No 1
2008, CD, Album, Hyperion, ,
Romantic
Brahms*, Takács Quartet, Stephen Hough
String Quartet Op. 51 No. 2 • Piano Quintet Op. 34
2007, CD, Album, Hyperion, ,
Romantic/Keyboard/String Ensemble/Chamber Music
Takács Quartet - Beethoven*, Schubert*, Haydn*
Op.59 No.1 / Death And The Maiden / Op.33 No.3
2006, DVD-V, NTSC, Decca, ,
Romantic/Classical
Schubert*, Takács Quartet
Death And The Maiden
2006, ,
Romantic
Brahms* - Takács Quartet, András Schiff
String Quartets, Op. 51 & 67 / Piano Quintet, Op. 34
2005, 2xCD, Comp, RE, Decca
Brahms* - Takács Quartet, András Schiff
String Quartets, Op. 51 & 67 / Piano Quintet, Op. 34
2005, 2xCD, Comp, RE, M &, Decca
Haydn*, Takács Quartet
6 String Quartets, Op.76
2004, 2xCD, Comp, RE, Decca
Beethoven* - Takács Quartet
The Early String Quartets = Die Frühen Streichquartette = Les Premiers Quatuors À Cordes
2004
Beethoven*, Takács Quartet
The Late String Quartets = Die Späten Streichquartette = Les Derniers Quatuors A Cordes Opp. 95, 127, 130 - 133 & 135
2004
Beethoven* - Takács Quartet
String Quartets = Streichquartette = Quatuor À Cordes "Razumovsky" Op.59, 1 - 3 ∙ "Harp" Op.74
2002, 2x CD, ,
Classical/Romantic
Dvořák*, Takács Quartet, Andreas Haefliger
Piano Quintet, Op. 81 · String Quartet, Op. 51
1999
Takács Quartet, Bartók*
String Quartets 2, 3 & 6
1998, DVD, NTSC, Decca
Schubert*, Mozart* - Takács Quartet, Andreas Haefliger, Joseph Carver
Trout Quintet - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
1998
Schubert* - Kocsis*, Takács Quartet, Csontos*, Gáti*, Ránki*
"Trout" Quintet - Lieder
1997, CD, Comp, RE, Hungaroton
Bartók* - Takács Quartet
The 6 String Quartets = Les Quatuors A Cordes = Die Streichquartette
1997
Schubert* / Takács Quartet - Andreas Haefliger
String Quartet D Major D887 / Notturno D897
1997
Smetana* / Borodin*, Takács Quartet
String Quartet No.1 "From My Life" / String Quartet No.2
1996
Dvořák*, Takács Quartet
Cuartetos 12 y 14 • Bagatelas
1994, CD, Album, RE, Decca
Dvořák* / Takács Quartet, Joseph Haydn
Haydn String Quartets "Emperor" / "Sunrise" Dvorak "American"
1993, CD, Comp, London Records, ,
Romantic
Schubert* / Takács Quartet - Miklós Perényi
String Quintet - Quartettsatz D 703
1993
Franz Schubert, Takács Quartet
String Quartets D810 Death And The Maiden / D804 A Minor
1993, CD, ,
Romantic
Mozart*, Takács Quartet, Pauk*
String Quintets K515 & K516 = Quintettes À Cordes = Streichquintette
1992, CD, ,
Classical
Mozart*, Takács Quartet
String Quartets K. 465 Dissonanzen / K. 458 Jagd
1991, LP, Album, Hungaroton
Mozart*, Takács Quartet
6 String Quartets
1991, 3xCD, Hungaroton
Brahms*, András Schiff, Takács Quartet
Piano Quintet Op. 34, String Quartet, Op. 67
1991
Dvořák* / Takács Quartet
String Quartets Op.96 'The American' • Op.105 • 5 Bagatelles, Op.47
1991, ,
Romantic/Chamber Music/String Ensemble
Haydn* - Takacs Quartet*
String Quartets, Op. 77 & Op.103
1991
Brahms*, Takács String Quartet*
String Quartets Op. 51
1990
Haydn*, Takács Quartet
String Quartets, Op. 76 4-6
1989, CD, Album, Decca
Takács Quartet, Mozart*
String Quintet In C, K.515 String Quintet In G, K.516
1988, CD, Album, Classical Collection
Haydn* - Takacs Quartet*
String Quartets, Op. 76 1-3
1988
Dohnányi*, András Schiff, Takács Quartet
Piano Quintet No. 1 • Sextet
1988, ,
Modern
Schumann*, Schubert*, Takács Quartet, Zoltán Kocsis, Ferenc Csontos
Piano Quintet In A Major "Trout" / 3 String Quartets, Op. 41
1987, 2xCD, Comp, Hungaroton, ,
Romantic/Chamber Music/String Ensemble
W.A. Mozart*, Denes Koromzay, Takács Quartet
String Quintets in D Major K 593 and in E flat major K 614
1987
W. A. Mozart*, Takács Quartet, Denes Koromzay
String Quintets In C Major K515 / In G Minor K 516
1985
Bartók* / Takács Quartet
The Complete String Quartets
1984
Schubert* - Takács Quartet
String Quartets In B Flat Major D.112; In E Flat Major D.87
1982
Schumann*, Takács Quartet
3 String Quartets, Op. 41
1981, 2xLP, Album, Hungaroton, ,
Romantic
Luís de Freitas Branco - Quarteto Takács*, Miklós Perényi, Jenö Jandó
Quarteto • Sonata Para Violoncelo E Piano
1981
Takács Quartet
The Takács Quartet
CDr, Album, Not On Label,
Schubert* / Takács Quartet - Andreas Haefliger
String Quartet D Major D887 / Notturno D897
CD, Album, Decca

APPEARANCES +


Joshua Bell
Complete Decca Recordings
2024, 14xCD + Box, Comp, Decca,
Classical/Romantic/Modern/Impressionist
Various
Hyperion New Release Sampler – June 2016
2016, 9xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,
Various
101 Violin
2016, 6xCD, Album, Comp, Decca, ,
Romantic/Modern/Classical/Baroque
Various
Les Plus Beaux CD Du Mois - Été 2016
2016, CD, Smplr, Car, Diapason,
Various
Hyperion New Release Sampler – April 2015
2015, 18xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,
Various
Hyperion New Release Sampler – October 2015
2015, 11xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,
Various
Hyperion New Release Sampler – April 2014
2014, 11xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,
Various
Hyperion New Release Sampler – December 2014
2014, 25xFile, MP3, Comp, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion
Various
Hyperion New Release Sampler – November 2013
2013, 10xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion, ,
Baroque/Oratorio
Various
Hyperion New Release Sampler – November 2012
2012, 8xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,
Dario Marianelli
Quartet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2012, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Opera/Baroque
Stephen Hough
Septembre 2011 - Un Mois D'Émotions Musicales
2011, CD, Comp, Smplr, Car, Diapason
Various
The Decca Sound
2011, 5xCD + Box, Comp, Decca
Various
The Decca Sound
2011, 50x CD, Box Set,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Oratorio/Opera
Various
Lebenslust – Mit Neuem Schwung In Den Tag
2010, CD, Comp, Deutsche Grammophon, Brigitte Musik-Edition
Various
Cara Klara 4
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Universal, ,
Modern/Romantic/Contemporary/Classical/Baroque/Folk/Opera
Various
Gramophone Award Winners - 2006
2006, CD, Promo, Smplr, Gramophone Magazine, ,
Baroque/Modern/Romantic/Classical
Various
Copying Beethoven
2006, CD, Decca
Various
Copying Beethoven
2006
Various
The Classic FM Gramophone Awards 2005
2005, CD, Comp, Gramophone Magazine, ,
Baroque/Romantic/Classical
Chausson* • Ravel* • Fauré* • Debussy* • Franck* - Joshua Bell, Jean-Yves Thibaudet
French Chamber Works
2005
Joshua Bell
The Essential Joshua Bell
2005
Various
Listening To Music: Fourth Edition
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Universal Music Special Markets, ,
Modern/Medieval/Classical/Neo-Romantic/Neo-Classical/Contemporary/Post-Modern/Early/Renaissance/Baroque/Romantic
Various
Heavenly Adagios
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Decca,
Various
Heavenly Adagios
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Decca,
Various
The Very Best Of Relaxing Classics
2003, ,
Opera/Romantic/Classical
Various
Gramophone Editor's Choice: July 2002
2002, CD, Comp, Gramophone Magazine,
Various
Gramophone Editor's Choice - March 2001
2001, CD, Promo, Smplr, Gramophone Magazine
Various
Tosca, La Verdadera Historia
2001, CD, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Not On Label
Various
The Norton Recordings Eighth Edition Volume I: Gregorian Chant To Beethoven
1999, 4xCD, Comp, Sony Music Special Products, Sony Music Special Products, ,
Early/Medieval/Renaissance/Baroque/Opera/Choral/Oratorio/Classical/Romantic
Various
Gramophone Awards 98
1998, CD, Comp, Smplr, Gramophone Magazine,
Johannes Brahms
Les Triomphes De Brahms
1997, CD, Comp, Club, Decca, Club Dial
Joseph Haydn
Haydn - Grandes Compositores
1997, 2xCD, Time Life, Abril Coleções, Decca, Decca, PolyGram Special Marketing
Chausson*, Ravel*, Joshua Bell, Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Concert / Trio
1990, CD, Album, Decca
Haydn*
Haydn A
1989, CD, Album, Club, Time Life Music, Time Life Music
Mozart*
String Quintet In C, K.515 / String Quintet In G, K.516
1988
Various
Release Programme Autumn 1988
1988
Various
Hungarian Digital Sound
1985, LP, Comp, Promo, Hungaroton
Various
Medzinárodná Tribúna Mladých Interpretov — Unesco 1981
1982, 2xLP, Comp, Opus, ,
Classical
Joseph Haydn
Haydn
Mozart*
Mozart 225: Complete Quintets
2017, 40xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg, ,
Classical
Béla Bartók
Complete Works
2016, 32xCD, Comp + Box, Decca, ,
Modern/Romantic/Opera
Brahms*
Die Gesamte Kammermusik = The Complete Chamber Music
2016, Blu-ray, Album, NTS, EuroArts, ,
Romantic
Various
The Lobster
2016
Various
The Decca Sound
2015, 50x CD, Box Set Carton Box, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Various
Gramophone Awards 2002. The Winners
2002, CD, Comp, Gramophone Magazine
Various
Wigmore Hall Centenary: Live BBC Broadcasts By 26 Wigmore Hall Legends
2001, CD, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Enh, BBC Music, BBC Music Magazine, ,
Classical/Baroque/Opera/Romantic/Modern
Various
Gramophone Volumen I, No. 7
2001, CD, Gramophone Publications Limited, ,
Classical
Maximo Pradera
Maximo Pradera Presenta: Clásicos Para Una Isla Desierta
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Decca, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic
Various
Le Choix De Dusauchoit - Bach Mag
1998, CD, Comp, Decca, Var, Canvas (3)
Joseph Haydn – Various
Joseph Haydn