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Five CD set. Factory Benelux presents a box set collection of the first five albums released by the celebrated Factory Classical imprint in 1989, featuring modern classical works composed by Benjamin Britten, Elliott Carter, Paul Hindemith, Theodore Lalliet, Gyorgy Ligeti, Steve Martland, Olivier Messiaen, Francis Poulenc, Dmitri Shostakovich and Michael Tippett. Curated by Durutti Column viola player John Metcalfe, the performers include the Kreisler String Orchestra, German pianist Rolf Hind, The Duke Quartet and oboist Robin Williams, with Steve Martland's material performed by Residentie Orkest Den Haag and pianists Gerard Bouwhuis and Cees Van Zeeland. Album Tracks 1. Kriesler String Orchestra 226 2. 1-4. Benjamin Britten Simple Symphony Zoltan Eric Cartoon 3. 6-16. Benjamin Britten Frank Bridge Variations Johannes Brahms Wir Wandelten 4. Robin Williams 236 5. 1-3. Francis Poulenc Sonata 6. 4-9. Benjamin Britten Six Metamorphoses 7. 10-11. Paul Hindemith Sonata Theodore Lalliet Prelude and Variations 8. Duke String Quartet 246 9. 1-5. Dimitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 Opus 110 10. 6-10. Michael Tippett String Quartet No. 3 11. Rolf Hind 256 12. 1-6. Gyorgy Ligeti Etudes Book 1 Steve Martland Kgakala Olivier Messiaen Le Courlis Cendre 13. 9-10 14. Elliott Carter Piano Sonata 9 15. Steve Martland 266 16. 1-5. Steve Martland Babi Yar 17. 6-11. Steve Martland Drill
