Together with Mendelssohn (from whom the quartet take their name), Benjamin Britten is a composer very close to the hearts of the Elias String Quartet. The quartet have close associations with Aldeburgh, and for the third of their own discs they have embarked on the first in a cycle to record all Brittens music for string quartet.

A comparison with the Amadeuss authority in these works does the newcomers no harm ...... Nobody who buys this new discs is likely to regret it Editors Choice, Gramophone, June 2010
The Elias Quartet jumps into the musical deep end with a classy recording of Brittens challenging chamber music, Editor's choice, Classic FM Magazine, May 2010

Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
String Quartet no 2 in C, Op. 36 (1945)
1. I. Allegro calmo, senza rigore
2. II. Vivace
3. IIII. Chacony: Sostenuto

Three Divertimenti (1933-36)
4. I. March
5. II. Waltz
6. III. Burlesque

String Quartet no 3, Op. 94 (1975)
7. I. Duets: With moderate movement
8. II. Ostinato: Very fast
9. III. Solo: Very calm
10. IV. Burlesque: Fast, Con fuoco
11. V. Recitative and Passacaglia (La Serenissima)
12. Slow - Slowly moving