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Britten - String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 25
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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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Building a Library, October 2003, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The turbulent, destabilising and demoralising impact of the Second World War hovers uneasily over the three quartets in this enterprising and thought-provoking release...The performers steer... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2025, Chamber Choice
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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... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, Reissue/Archive Choice
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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 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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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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