Castalian Quartet - Britten String Quartet No. 2 in C Op. 36

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976):
String Quartet No. 2 in C major Op. 36 (1945)
I Allegro calmo, senza rigore 00:03
II Vivace 08:53
III Chacony. Sostenuto 12:55
Castalian String Quartet
Sini Simonen and Daniel Roberts, violins
Charlotte Bonneton, viola
Christopher Graves, cello
Wigmore Hall, 12th May 2019
www.castalianstringquartet.com

[@juliee593]

Thank you for the beautiful performance! I recently fell in love with this quartet and Benjamin Britten's work after hearing a live performance of it in my city. Old ladies next to me were quivering and snorting in their seats, calling this piece "too violent" and "messy", but I was thoroughly enjoying every moment of it, in a trance.

[@markbrown6978]

Thank you, wonderful playing, wondeful piece!

[@firstnamelastname8850]

Magnificent performance of a magnificent work

[@vishnuramankutty717]

This is such a moving performance!!! The video let me recognize how much work you all have put in rehearsing this together. So much energy and character. The color you all created was immense!

[@peterbutler5597]

Stupendous and Electrifying! You put so much soul into such technically difficult playing and make it soar.

[@LuisBarajasBermejo]

OMG!.. What kind of jealous arse would dislike this performance?!?!?!... I love it!... I'm your fan now

[@oscarrocabert6268]

Such powerful music

[@krisztinamegyeri4996]

Beautilful performance!

[@danielpoissant2091]

Thank you, great performance.

[@oscarrocabert6268]

Britten rules bro

[@gerardbegni2806]

This quartet is quite typical from the middle of his career; Th SQ is considered as the apex of chamber music genres. This one is also an apex in Britten's music.