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Radio 3,07 Oct 2019,30 mins

String Quartet

Experience Classical

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Composed in 1903 when Ravel was just 28, one critic called Ravel “one of the masters of tomorrow” when he'd heard the String Quartet. Listen for the vigorously plucked strings in the second movement. Composer: Maurice Ravel Performers: Meta4 Recording date: 13 September 2009 Date of broadcast: 13 October 2009

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