Commissioned by the Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts Limited, with funds provided by the Arts Council of Wales, for premiere in August 2012 by the Carducci String Quartet in St. Andrew’s Church,Presteigne.

Composer's Note.

'Some years ago I noted down the opening theme of what I anticipated would be a relatively Classical string quartet “Classical” in the sense of the forms adopted,plus perhaps a predominantly lyrical tone of voice. The commission fo...