| Date of composition | 1945 (September - 14 October 1945) |
| Premiered | 1945, November 21st (Wigmore Hall) in London, United Kingdom |
| Dedicated to | 'For Mrs J.L. Behrend' |
| Type | String Quartet |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | BTC 975 |
| Approx. duration | 31 minutes |
| Instruments | String Quartet |
| Autotranslations beta |
Benjamin Britten: Quatuor à cordes n°2 en do majeur, BTC 975 Benjamin Britten: Quartetto d'archi n. 2 in do maggiore, BTC 975 Benjamin Britten: Streichquartett Nr. 2 C-dur, BTC 975 |