BRITTEN 3 String Quartets
All three Britten quartets from the Endellion and two from the Emperor
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Composer or Director: Benjamin Britten
Genre:
Chamber
Label: Warner Classics
Magazine Review Date: 12/2013
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 89
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 2564 64200-8
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
String Quartet No. 1 |
Benjamin Britten, Composer
Benjamin Britten, Composer Endellion Quartet |
String Quartet No. 2 |
Benjamin Britten, Composer
Benjamin Britten, Composer |
String Quartet No. 3 |
Benjamin Britten, Composer
Benjamin Britten, Composer Endellion Quartet |
(3) Divertimentos |
Benjamin Britten, Composer
Benjamin Britten, Composer Endellion Quartet |
Composer or Director: Benjamin Britten
Genre:
Chamber
Label: BIS
Magazine Review Date: 12/2013
Media Format: Super Audio CD
Media Runtime: 55
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: BIS1570
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
String Quartet No. 1 |
Benjamin Britten, Composer
Benjamin Britten, Composer Emperor String Quartet |
Alla marcia |
Benjamin Britten, Composer
Benjamin Britten, Composer Emperor String Quartet |
String Quartet No. 3 |
Benjamin Britten, Composer
Benjamin Britten, Composer Emperor String Quartet |
Author: Caroline Gill
It is hard not to see the Endellion Quartet squeezing more of Britten’s own essence out of this repertoire. The friendliness of their playing has long been one of their unique selling points; and, from the tang of the sea that can be sensed in the First Quartet to the resolute refusal of optimism in the Third, through their endless experience of playing as a single voice they bring out the pure Englishness of the music. There is less a sense that they are trying to make a statement about Britten and more that they are presenting the listener with music they simply feel is beautiful, and for which they feel genuine love.
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