Takacs Quartet Dvorak: String Quartet Op 106; Coleridge-Taylor CD

Dvork's mature string quartets are masterly, allb rimming with life-enhancing music, and Op.106 is no exception. The Takcs Quartet gives superlative accounts of both this and the apt coupling by a young Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

1. Coleridge-Taylor: 5 Fantasiest?cke, Op 5 I. Prelude: Allegro Ma Non Troppo 2. Coleridge-Taylor: 5 Fantasiest?cke, Op 5 II. Serenade: Andante Molto 3. Coleridge-Taylor: 5 Fantasiest?cke, Op 5 III. Humoresque: Presto 4. Coleridge-Taylor: 5 Fantasiest?cke, Op 5 IV. Minuet and Trio: Allegro Moderato 5. Coleridge-Taylor: 5 Fantasiest?cke, Op 5 V. Dance: Vivace 6. Dvorßk: String Quartet No 13 in G Major, Op 106 I. Allegro Moderato 7. Dvorßk: String Quartet No 13 in G Major, Op 106 II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo 8. Dvorßk: String Quartet No 13 in G Major, Op 106 III. Molto Vivace 9. Dvorßk: String Quartet No 13 in G Major, Op 106 IV. Finale: Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Fuoco 10. Dvorßk: Andante Appassionato, B40A