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String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op 25
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Performers: Elias Quartet
Recording date: 02 July 2010
Date of broadcast: 09 August 2011
Written at the back of a tool shed in California, this quartet shows a more chromatic and mature style developing in Britten. The influences of Copland (who Britten befriended in America) and the vastness of the country can be heard throughout.
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Performers: Elias Quartet
Recording date: 02 July 2010
Date of broadcast: 09 August 2011
