Benjamin Britten
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The Takács Quartet have recorded much of the great classical and romantic quartet repertoire during their fruitful career. Now they turn to three masterpieces of the twentieth century. Benjamin Britten's three String Quartets span the composer's life, the first written in America and the second written at the height of Britten's fame after the premiere of Peter Grimes. The third quartet was written at the end of Britten's life and refers specifically...