Britten: String Quartets 1 & 3, Simple Symphony - Britten Quartet

String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.25 [28:02][1] I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo 9:11[2] II. Allegretto con slancio 2:52[3] III. Andante calmo 12:03[4] IV. Molto vivace 3:53 String Quartet No.3 in G, Op.94 [31:16][5] I. Duets 6:00[6] II. Ostinato 3:20[7] III. Solo 7:46[8] IV. Burlesque 2:14[9] V. Recitative and Passacaglia (La Serenissima) 11:55 Simple Symphony, Op.4 [17:26][10] I. Boisterous Bourrée 2:51[11] II. Playful Pizzicato 3:34[12] III. Sentimental Sarabande 8:22[13] IV. Frolicsome Finale 2:37 “The Britten Quartet gives exceptionally powerful readings… 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)