Radio 3 in Concert: The Takacs Quartet at Wigmore Hall

At London's Wigmore Hall, the Takács Quartet play Haydn, Bartók and Brahms. The venue's Associate Artists begin their programme with the fourth of Haydn's Sun Quartets, the collection that defined the nature of the string quartet for over 100 years. One of Brahms' first published quartets sees him striving to model each movement on a tiny motif and Bartók's first quartet mourns an unhappy love affair. Presented by Ian Skelly. Takács Quartet. Haydn: String Quartet in D, Op 20 No 4. Bartók: String Quartet No 1, Sz40. 8.25 Interval: Beethoven: Piano Sonata in G Op 14 No 2. Pavel Kolesnikov (piano). 8.50 Brahms: String Quartet in A minor, Op 51 No 2