BRAHMS: String Quintets - Takacs Quartet, Lawrence Power

String Quintet No 1 in F major Op 88[26'47]
1
Allegro non troppo ma con brio[10'44]
2
Grave ed appassionato – Allegretto vivace – Tempo I – Presto – Tempo I[11'00]
3
Allegro energico – Presto[5'03]
String Quintet No 2 in G major Op 111[30'09]
4
Allegro non troppo ma con brio[12'48]
5
Adagio[6'34]
6
Un poco allegretto[5'43]
7
Vivace ma non troppo presto – Animato[5'04]

‘It was in the G major string quintet … that the Takács 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)