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BTC975 STRING QUARTET NO. 2 IN C

For string quartet, op. 36
Period of composition: Sep - 14 Oct 1945
Date notes

The programme note from the first performance indicates that the work was begun in September 1945.

First performance: 21 Nov 1945 >>
Type of performance: Concert performance
Location: Wigmore Hall, London
Performance details:

Zorian String Quartet

Genre: Chamber
Duration: 31'
Commissioned:

By the dedicatee. It was composed to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of Purcell's death.

Dedication: 'For Mrs J.L. Behrend'

Mary Behrend (1883-1977), patron of the arts along with her husband John Louis Behrend.

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