Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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This performance of Billy Child's String Quartet No. 3, Unrequited appeared in a recent digital concert. "I sought to compose Unrequited so that it moves, like the five stages of grief, through a variety of emotions," Childs said. "From romantic, pure love, through paranoid, obsessive, neurotic possessiveness, arriving finally at despondent acceptance."

Enjoy the full performance for free: content.thespco.org/music/concert-library/composition/unrequited-string-quartet-no-3-billy-childs

Stream the full concert "Love's Longing for free: content.thespco.org/music/concert-library/concert/loves-longing