Performance on 3 - Takacs Quartet - Beethoven (Part 2)

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. The Takács Quartet continue their cycle of the 17 Beethoven quartets at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, with the early quartet in G, Op 18 No 2, one from the middle years (Op 95, nicknamed 'serioso'), and one of the late, great masterpieces (Op 130, in B flat). Takacs Quartet Beethoven: Quartet in G, Op 18 no 2; Quartet in F minor, Op 95; Quartet in B flat, Op 130 Followed by a focus on Christmas music from around the world. Nunes Garcia - Matinas do Natal Sabine Kallhammer (soprano) Margit Hungerbuhler-Luther (contralto) Giovanni da Silva (tenor) Alexander Schmidt (bass) WDR Radio Orchestra and Chorus, Cologne Rubert Huber (conductor) Francisco de Vidales – Los que fueren de buen gusto Taverner Consort and Players Andrew Parrott EMI CDC 754529-2 Ariel Ramirez – Navidad Nuestra Giovanni da Silva (tenor) Boris Pohlmann (tenor) Alexander Schmidt (baritone) WDR Radio Orchestra and Chorus, Cologne Rubert Huber (conductor)