Britten: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3 & Simple Symphony
The Britten Quartet
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, Reissue/Archive Choice
he Britten Quartet was a musical force of nature...Britten’s quartets are easy to admire, but are often played as though they are fascinating objets d’art rather than flesh-and-blood emotional...
Britten: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3 & Simple Symphony
The Britten Quartet
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Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, Reissue/Archive Choice
he Britten Quartet was a musical force of nature...Britten’s quartets are easy to admire, but are often played as though they are fascinating objets d’art rather than flesh-and-blood emotional...
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“The Britten Quartet gives exceptionally powerful readings … the magnificent No.2 of 1945 with its rare example of him using sonata-form … 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)
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- The Britten Quartet
- The Britten Quartet
- The Britten Quartet
Awards and reviews
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BBC Music MagazineJanuary 2022Reissue/Archive Choice
January 2022
he Britten Quartet was a musical force of nature...Britten’s quartets are easy to admire, but are often played as though they are fascinating objets d’art rather than flesh-and-blood emotional utterances. This is where the Britten Quartet comes into its own with an unbeatable combination of sonic radiance and searing interpretative flair.
