general information

composition date
1975
duration
28 min
editor
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Opus
94
Commission
'Written for the Amadeus Quartet'

type

Chamber music (2 violins, viola, cello)

detailed formation

violin, second violin, viola, cello

information about the creation

date
December 19, 1976

Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh

interpreters

Amadeus String Quartet.


recordings

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String Quartet No. 3

Composed by Benjamin Britten , concert on May 15, 1981

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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String Quartet No. 3

Composed by Benjamin Britten , concert on March 8, 1986

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library


similar works


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