Scott's String Quartet No. 4 was completed in 1968, just two years before the composer's death. It is noted for its austerity and anguished harmonies.

(1879-1970) was aBritish composer, pianist and poet. His most popular works, which he is largely remembered by today, were written in the years preceding the Second World War, however he continued to compose prolifically, in the face ofindifference from the outside world, right up until his ...