Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3 Simple Symphony

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The Britten Quartet gives exceptionally powerful readings... The magnificent No.2 of 1945 with it's 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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