Description
String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.25 [28:02] |
[1] I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo 9:11 |
[2] II. Allegretto con slancio 2:52 |
[3] III. Andante calmo 12:03 |
[4] IV. Molto vivace 3:53 |
String Quartet No.3 in G, Op.94 [31:16] |
[5] I. Duets 6:00 |
[6] II. Ostinato 3:20 |
[7] III. Solo 7:46 |
[8] IV. Burlesque 2:14 |
[9] V. Recitative and Passacaglia (La Serenissima) 11:55 |
Simple Symphony, Op.4 [17:26] |
[10] I. Boisterous Bourrée 2:51 |
[11] II. Playful Pizzicato 3:34 |
[12] III. Sentimental Sarabande 8:22 |
[13] IV. Frolicsome Finale 2:37 |
“The Britten Quartet gives exceptionally powerful readings… they never let you forget the emotions behind his writing” [No.1] “warm and spacious treatment of his writing brings out to the full the distinctive imagination … full-blooded, wide ranging sound.” (Penguin Guide, 3 stars)