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Britten - String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
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Chamber » Quartets » String Quartets
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they do not disappoint in this beautifully recorded set, which couples raw intensity with subtle refinement...this release is highly recommended — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2013, Editor's Choice
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The performances are all superbly judged and controlled, balancing fragility with strength, restraint with great depth of feeling… The early Divertimenti, played with considerable wit and elegance,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2019, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Finalist - Chamber
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The Sorrel Quartet can claim a significant 'first' in its account of the recently resurrected F major Quartet from 1928. At 15 Britten was nothing if not precocious, and although the ideas in... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2003, First Choice
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The Brodsky are the Britten team for the new century, and at full price they take advantage of the super-refined Snape Maltings acoustic to offer performances of great intelligence and expressive... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2003, Editor's Choice
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the Endellion is a seasoned ensemble with a clear, holistic vision of each Quartet...Britten's writing cruelly exposes any weakness in technique or intonation, yet the Endellions emerge with... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, Chamber Choice
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Building a Library, October 2003, Highly Recommended
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Special offer. The Complete Warner Classics Edition
Belcea Quartet (string quartet, vocals), Valentin Erben (cello), Thomas Adès (piano), Thomas Kakuska (viola), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Leon Bosch (double bass), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone)
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The Emperors bring energy, commitment, real understanding of the idiom and finesse to all these works... if you want everything Britten wrote for the medium – and it is all worth hearing – then... — More…
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Special offer. Belcea Quartet - The Complete Warner Classics Edition
Belcea Quartet (string quartet)
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Britten: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
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