The always superlative Takács Quartet has become an Ann Arbor favorite over the past decade, consistently delivering performances that live well beyond the last note played in the concert hall. In the 10/11 season, they perform a three-concert cycle of Schubert's quartets and quintets, all of them written during the final decade of his life except for one early quartet performed on this program. Commenting on their latest Schubert recording for Hyperion, Gramophone magazine noted, “The Takács have the ability to make you believe that there's no other possible way the music should go, and the strength to overturn preconceptions that comes with only the greatest performers.”

Program:

· Schubert : String Quartet in B-flat Major, D. 112 (1814) · Schubert : String Quartet in a minor, D. 804 (“Rosamunde”) (1824) · Schubert : String Quartet in G Major, D. 887 (1826)