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)
