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Takacs Quartet

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Takcs Quartet / Schubert: Death and the MaidenThe Takcs Quartets highly anticipated first release on Hyperion!The Takcs Quartet was formed in 1975 by students at the Liszt Academy of Music in Hungary. Despite several changes in membership over the years, they have long established themselves as one of the worlds finest string quartets. Their skill and reputation are well known, as evidenced by their receipt of the Knights Cross from Hungary. This world-renowned, prestigious string quartet has now left Deccawith whom they had an exclusive contract for 17 years starting in 1988and moved to Hyperion in search of greater freedom in their activities and repertoire!Their highly anticipated first release since the move features Schuberts late string quartets. Since August 2005, the viola position has been taken over by Geraldine Walther, principal violist of the San Francisco Symphony, replacing Rog