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British String Quartets

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Peter Maxwell Davies and Arnold Cooke introduce their work. This included the first broadcast of Cooke's 3rd String Quartet played by the English String Quartet.

Quartet - Peter Maxwell Davies
Songs from the first version of the song-cycle Das Marienleben (fifteen poems by Rainer Maria Rilke) (1924) - Hindemith
Geburt Maris: Geburt Christi Vor der Passion Quartet No. 3 first performance ENGLISH STRING QUARTET HEATHER HARPER (soprano) ERNEST LUSH (piano) Hindemith broadcast Feb. 8. 1967 - Arnold Cooke

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Composer:
Peter Maxwell Davies
Composer:
Arnold Cooke
Source: Radio Times

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