A talk and performance to mark the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten. Professor Roger Parker discusses Benjamin Britten's first string quartet, before The Badke Quartet performs in full the String Quartet No 1 in D major (1941). The transcript and downloadable versions of this event by Professor Roger Parker and The Badke Quartet are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/britten-and-the-string-quartet-a-classical-impulse-string-quartet-no1 Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are over 1,500 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gresham-College/14011689941