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- ↑ Benjamin Britten –Endellion String Quartet –Complete Music For String Quartet (String Quartets Nos.1-3 ·String Quartet In D ·Rhapsody ·Phantasy For String Quartet ·Phantasy For Oboe And String Trio ·Quartettino ·Elegy For Solo Viola ·Three Divertimenti ·Alla Marcia) at Discogs (list of releases)
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- ↑ Britten String Quartet –Benjamin Britten: String Quartet In D; Simple Symphony; String Quartet No. 1 at AllMusic . Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ↑ Britten* - Sorrel Quartet – String Quartets - No 2 In C Major, In F Major (Premiere Recording), In D Major at Discogs
- ↑ Sorrel Quartet –Britten: String Quartets at AllMusic . Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ↑ Emperor Quartet –Britten: String Quartet No. 2; 3 Divertimenti; Miniature Suite; String Quartet in D at AllMusic
