Edinburgh Quartet play Haydn, Britten and Tchaikovsky at the Queen's Hall

By Alan Coady, 18 May 2013

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Reviewed at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh on 15 May 2013

Haydn, String Quartet no. 32 in C major, "The Bird", Op.33 no.3, Hob III:39

Britten, String Quartet no. 3, Op.94

Brahms, String Quartet in A minor, Op.51 no.2

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Alan Coady

Alan has taught classical guitar in East Lothian schools since 1982. A graduate in Music of the then Huddersfield Polytechnic, he has a soft spot for the contemporary. He also writes a Musical Blog, where the special interest is the intersection of music/language/science.