Benjamin Britten - String Quartets Vol. 2: No. 3 / Simple Symphony CD (Naxos 8.554360) - Brand New & Sealed

Explore the emotional depth and rhythmic vitality of 20th-century British chamber music with this critically acclaimed release from Naxos’ award-winning British music series.

This pristine, unplayed disc presents the celebrated Maggini String Quartet executing definitive interpretations of Benjamin Britten's core works for strings. The program balances the youthful, vibrant energy of the Simple Symphony (written when Britten was just a teenager using childhood themes) against the rare, early Quartettino (1930), the brief, marching stride of Alla Marcia (1933), and the profound, late-period masterpiece String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94. Composed at the very end of his life in 1975, the Third Quartet captures incredible contrasts of serene beauty inspired by Venice alongside intense, dramatic movement. Hand-recorded at St. Martin's Church in Hampshire using advanced 20-Bit high-definition sound technology, this premium physical release remains perfectly factory-sealed, making it a pristine archive piece for collectors and audiophiles alike

Format: Audio CD Album
• Label: Naxos
• Barcode: 636943436028
• Catalog Number: 8.554360
• Release Year: 1999
• Country: UK / Europe
• Condition: Brand New & Factory Sealed (Pristine archive condition, completely untouched in original protective factory cellophane wrapper)

• Factory Seal: Mint (M) – Crisp, crystal-clear original outer cellophane wrap is fully intact, completely free of splits, corner tears, or seam breathing.
• Jewel Case & Inserts: Mint (M) – Safely locked under the unbroken factory seal; typography and Mary Potter's beautiful cover oil painting Crag Path, Aldeburgh remain beautifully vibrant and completely un-faded.
• Media / Disc: Mint (M) – Pristine, factory-sealed unplayed media guaranteed to offer flawless audio reproduction.

1. I. Boisterous Bourrée (3:15)
2. II. Playful Pizzicato (3:14)
3. III. Sentimental Saraband (7:57)
4. IV. Frolicsome Finale (2:50)

5. I. Andante (6:22)
6. II. Poco adagio ma con moto (6:42)
7. III. Allegro molto vivace (3:32)

8. Alla Marcia (3:18)

9. I. Duets: With moderate movement (5:46)
10. II. Ostinato: Very fast (3:14)
11. III. Solo: Very calm (5:42)
12. IV. Burlesque: Fast - con fuoco (2:20)
13. V. Recitative and Passacaglia (La serenissima) (9:46)