In a five movement form; like Britten's Second Quartet this work contains a Passacaglia final movement and makes notable use of cadenzas. Very rarely for Britten there is a quotation from an earlier work. For there are frequent allusions to Britten's last opera, Death in Venice. 1.Duets. With moderate movement 2.Ostinato. Very fast 3.Solo. Very calm 4.Burlesque. Fast - con fuoco 5.Recitative and Passacaglia (La Serenissima). Slow

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