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BTC719 STRING QUARTET IN D MAJOR

For string quartet
Period of composition: 8 May - 2 Jun 1931
Date notes

For further details see individual movements.

Revised: Feb-Mar 1974
First performance: 7 Jun 1975 >>
Type of performance: Concert performance
Location: Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh Festival.
Performance details:

Gabrieli String Quartet.

Genre: Chamber
Duration: 19'

Notes

The original slow movement (composed 15-18 May 1931) was discarded, although the draft survives in the archive (see Sources).

The work was given a private run-through by the Stratton Quartet on 16 March 1932. It was revised by the composer in 1974 as a first step towards returning to composition after his heart surgery the previous year. At Britten's request the Gabrieli String Quartet gave the work a run-through on 20 March 1974 in the Library at The Red House so that he could evaluate his revisions.

Movements

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