Archived Event

Britten and Schubert
Castalian String Quartet
Date
Sun 12 May 2019, 11.30am
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Castalian String Quartet

    Programme

    Overview

    Over the last few years, theCastalian Quartet has won anumber of awards that testify to itsexcellence within a crowded field;its programme comprises Britten’s1945 masterpiece and a popularwork by a composer Brittenparticularly loved. Schubert’squartet refers to more than one ofhis songs, while its slow movementis a set of variations on a themefrom his incidental music to theplay Rosamunde.

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