Elias String Quartet
Schubert: Quartet in G minor, D.173
Britten: Quartet No.1 in D, Op.25
'The emotional chemistry here was manifestly unusual…pure magic' The Sunday Telegraph
The Elias Quartet generate phenomenal excitement and involvement on-stage. Each of their concerts places one of Britten's quartets alongside works by his musical idols. This first quartet, written in America in 1941, has often been described as “classical” and has a readily discernible Schubertian quality, so the Elias Quartet has paired it with Schubert's youthful G minor quartet which is as full of charm and energy as anything he ever wrote. |