# Takács Quartet with Marc-André Hamelin at Hertz Hall, October 12, 2014

[CalPerformances](http://calperformances.org/performances/2014-15/chamber-orchestra/takacs-quartet-marc-andre-hamelin.php) presents [Takács Quartet](http://www.takacsquartet.com/) with [Marc-André Hamelin](http://www.marcandrehamelin.com/)  
2014-10-12  
[Hertz Hall](http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/)  
[U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at College Ave, Berkeley, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.C.+Berkeley,+Bancroft+Way+at+College+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA&hl=en)  
3:00 PM, Sunday, October 12, 2014

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## Tentative Program

Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 64, No. 3  
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor  
Franck: Piano Quintet

## Set One

[3:05 PM lights down]

### Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 64, No. 3  

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): String Quartet No. 50 in B-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3; Hob.III:67 (1790)

01. [3:06 PM] Vivace asai
02. [3:12 PM] Adagio
03. [3:18 PM] Menuet: Allegretto
04. [3:23 PM] Finale: Allegro con spirito  
[work ends 3:28 PM; back for next work, 3:30 PM]

### Debussy: String Quartet in G minor  

Claude Debussy (1862-1918): String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (1893)

01. [3:31 PM] Animé et très décidé
02. [3:37 PM] Assez vif et bien rythmé
03. [3:42 PM] Andantino, doucement expressif
04. [3:50 PM] Très modéré -- En animant peu à peu -- Très mouvementé et avec passion  
[set ends 3:57 PM, off 3:58 PM]

## Set Two: Franck: Piano Quintet

[4:29 PM lights down, the group walks in as folks are still seating themselves in the audience]

César Franck (1822-1890): Piano Quintet in F minor (1879)

01. [4:31 PM] Molto moderato quasi lento -- Allegro
02. [4:43 PM] Lento, con molto sentimento
03. [4:47 PM] Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco  
[set ends 4:51 PM; applause to 4:53 PM, no encore today, just a second set of bows]


## Performers

### Takács Quartet

[Takács Quartet](http://www.takacsquartet.com/)

* András Fejér: cello;
* Edward Dusinberre: first violin;
* Geraldine Walther: viola;
* Károly Schranz: second violin.

### Marc-André Hamelin

* [Marc-André Hamelin](http://www.marcandrehamelin.com/): piano.

## Notes

My favorite from today's program was the refined and elegant Haydn opener. Which isn't to malign the sensuous Debussy or passionate Franck works that concluded the event, only to establish which piece rang my bell today. I was especially impressed with the exceptional timing of the Takács -- it seemed to me that their ability to play together as a single, unified being was uncanny -- a true delight to witness, and one of the things that draws me back to see them perform again and again.

What with the stuffy heat of the afternoon -- mid-80's today in Berkeley today! -- Debussy's piece seemed a bit out of place, as my imagination connected it to a late evening soiree. The Takács did an awesome job of conjuring those silky intertwined lines into being this afternoon, but my discomfort with the heat kept me from really appreciating their performance.

To a lesser degree, the same issue arose with the concluding quintet from Franck: MAH and the Takács performed exquisitely, but the passion they conjured in my imagination belonged to sometime other than a sultry autumn afternoon. It was fun watching MAH  try and interact with the Takács from his seat at the piano behind their circle, and deciphering his yes/no headshakes to the page turner provided another (admittedly quite minor) bit of amusement.

I'm looking forward to their return visit to Hertz Hall next month!

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