Wednesday 9 February 2005

Bach to Beethoven. I purchased the new 3-CD set of the Takacs Quartet and listened to the A minor quartet (Op 132). Along with some of Bach and some of the later piano sonatas, this has to be the greatest music around. Red wine, roast duck, crab and camembert are, along with a set of the late Beethoven string quartets, some of life's essential elements. The highly mercurial sound of the Takacs' playing exactly matches the mercurial and ever-changing nature of the music in these quartets. Essential music.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

About red wines, in Argentina we have some of the very best in the world. Recently here we introduce some famous french varietales like Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon etc., and anybody says that there are as good as the french, better than the spaniars and even the italians.
Well, something good we have to have! Cheers.Carlos.