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Fine Arts Quartet

March 04, 2023

The Fine Arts Quartet is a chamber music ensemble founded in Chicago, United States in 1946 by Leonard Sorkin and George Sopkin. The Quartet has recorded over 200 works and has toured internationally for 77 years, making it one of the longest enduring major string quartets.[1] In its history, the Quartet has had two leaders: Leonard Sorkin, from 1946 to 1981, and Ralph Evans, from 1982 to the present. Its current members are violinists Ralph Evans and Efim Boico (who have been playing together in the Quartet since 1983), violist Gil Sharon, and cellist Niklas Schmidt.[2]

Fine Arts Quartet
Fine Arts Quartet
Background information
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)String quartet
Instrument(s)2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello
Years active1946–present
MembersRalph Evans
Efim Boico
Gil Sharon
Niklas Schmidt
Websitefineartsquartet.com

History

Although the Fine Arts Quartet was founded in 1946, the group's members had begun working together as early as 1939 while playing in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Quartet's first performance took place in 1940 with Leonard Sorkin, Ben Senescu, Sheppard Lehnhoff, and George Sopkin. Military service in World War II intervened, however, and it was not until 1946, now with the new second violinist Joseph Stepansky, that the Quartet began to rehearse and perform regularly.[3]

The Quartet members have helped nurture many young international ensembles. Their first teaching residency, 1951–1954, at Northwestern University,[4] was followed by a 55 year residency, 1963-2018 (concluded in January 2018), as Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[5] In 1982, Leonard Sorkin founded the Chamber Music Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and became its first director and served in that capacity until his death in 1985.

The Quartet members have also been guest professors at the national music conservatories of Paris and Lyon, the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music in London, the summer music schools of Yale University and Indiana University, and at music festivals world-wide. They have appeared as jury members of major competitions such as Evian, Shostakovich, and Bordeaux.[6] Documentaries on the Fine Arts Quartet have appeared on both French and American public television.

Early recordings and performance

The Quartet performed on the ABC Radio Network's Sunday morning broadcasts from 1946 until 1954. In the mid-fifties, there was an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performances on the Today Show, and starting in 1958, the Quartet began to tour Europe annually. In the late sixties, the United States Department of State sponsored the Quartet's tours to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand, and by the late seventies, the Quartet had performed in 270 cities in 28 countries. The Quartet continued to broadcast for radio in America (especially for WFMT-Chicago), in Europe (e.g. the BBC), and for television (concerts and educational programs for National Public Television[7]).

The Quartet released over 100 works during its first 30 years of existence, including cycles of chamber music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Brahms, on such labels as Decca, Vox, Vanguard, Saga, and Concert Disc. The Quartet also performed contemporary music in performances, commissions, and recordings, and helped to make composers such as Bartók, Shostakovich, Bloch, Babbitt, Wuorinen, Martinon, Hindemith, Shifrin, Crawford-Seeger, Johnston, and Husa better known and accessible to the public.[8] Their recordings of the six quartets of Béla Bartók followed a television series featuring a performance of each, preceded by interviews and commentary by the performers, with musical illustrations. The quartet was an advocate of what was then still comparatively unfamiliar and avant-garde repertoire.

Recent recordings

The Quartet's extensive discography includes releases of the piano quartets and quintets of Saint-Saëns and Schumann, the string quartets of Zimbalist and Kreisler, "Harmonies du Soir" by Ysaÿe for quartet and string orchestra, clarinet quintets by Bernard Herrmann and David del Tredici, the two Saint-Saëns string quartets, three Beethoven string quintets, the Franck string quartet and piano quintet, the two Fauré piano quintets, the complete Bruckner chamber music (including his string quartet and quintet), quartets by American composers (Antheil, Herrmann, Glass, Evans), the complete Schumann string quartets, the two Mendelssohn string quintets, chamber music by Glazunov, the complete Dohnányi string quartets and piano quintets, the complete Mozart String Quintets, and the complete Op.18 Beethoven quartets.[9] A complete discography is listed below.

Recognition

The Quartet's Fauré quintets CD on Naxos with pianist Cristina Ortiz was among the five recordings for which music producer Steven Epstein won a Grammy Award in 2010 ("Producer of the Year, Classical"). It was also named a "Gramophone award-winner and recording of legendary status" in the 2012 Gramophone Classical Music Guide. Its Glazunov, Mendelssohn, and Fauré CDs were each named a "Recording of the Year" by Musicweb International in 2007, 2008, 2009, respectively. Their "Four American Quartets" album was designated a "BBC Music Magazine Choice" in 2008. The Quartet's Schumann CD was called "one of the very finest chamber music recordings of the year" by the American Record Guide in 2007, and its box set of the complete Mozart string quintets, released by Lyrinx in SACD format, was named a "Critic's Choice 2003" by the American Record Guide. Special recognition was given for the Quartet's commitment to contemporary music: a 2003-2004 national CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, given jointly by Chamber Music America and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.[10]

Membership history

1st Violin:

2nd Violin:

  • Joseph Stepansky (1946–1954)
  • Abram Loft (1954–1979)
  • Lawrence Shapiro (1979–1983)
  • Efim Boico (1983–present)

Viola:

  • Sheppard Lehnhoff (1946–1952)
  • Irving Ilmer (1952–1963)
  • Gerald Stanick (1963–1968)
  • Bernard Zaslav (1968–1980)
  • Jerry Horner (1980–2000)
  • Michael Strauss (2000–2001)
  • Yuri Gandelsman (2001–2008)
  • Chauncey Patterson (2008–2009)
  • Nicolò Eugelmi (2009–2013)
  • Juan-Miguel Hernandez (2014–2018)
  • Gil Sharon (2018–present)

Violoncello:

Discography (1947–2022)

  • Adler Quartet No.6 (1975), CRI SD-432 (rec 1979)
  • Antes Trio No.1, Columbia masterworks AMS 6741 (rec 1964)
  • Antes Trio No.2, Columbia masterworks AMS 6741 (rec 1964)
  • Antes Trio No.3, Columbia masterworks AMS 6741 (rec 1964)
  • Antheil Quartet No.3, (1948), Naxos CD 8.559354 (rec 2007)
  • Arriaga Quartet No.1, SWR10116 (rec 1996)
  • Arriaga Theme and Variations, Op.17, SWR10116 (rec 2005)
  • Babbitt Quartet No.3, M&A CD-707, Turnabout TV-S-34515 (rec 1972)
  • Bach Art of the Fugue, Concert-Disc CS-230, 250, Saga XID5302 (rec 1962 and 1964)
  • Bartok Quartet No.1, Concert-Disc CS-207, Saga Xiud5203, M&A CD-1176 (rec 1958)
  • Bartok Quartet No.2, Concert-Disc CS-207, Saga Xiud5203, M&A CD-1176 (rec 1958)
  • Bartok Quartet No.3, Concert-Disc CS-208, M&A CD-1176 and CD-1154 (rec 1958)
  • Bartok Quartet No.4, Concert-Disc CS-208, M&A CD-1176 (rec 1958)
  • Bartok Quartet No.5, Concert-Disc CS-209, M&A CD-1176 (rec 1958)
  • Bartok Quartet No.6, Concert-Disc CS-209, M&A CD-1176 (rec 1958)
  • Beethoven Allegretto for String Quartet in B Minor, WoO 210, Hess 35 (Gardi 16), Naxos CD 8.574051, (rec 2018)
  • Beethoven Fugue for String Quartet from the Overture to Handel’s “Solomon”, Hess 36, Naxos CD 8.574051, (rec 2018)
  • Beethoven Menuett for String Quartet in A flat Major, Hess 33, WoO209, Naxos CD 8.574051, (rec 2018)
  • Beethoven Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet in F Major, Hess 30, Naxos CD 8.574051, (rec 2018)
  • Beethoven Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet in C Major, Hess 31, Naxos CD 8.574051, (rec 2018)
  • Beethoven Prelude for String Quartet (concluding fragment) in D Minor, Hess 245, Naxos CD 8.574051, (rec 2018)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-1, Lyrinx CD LYR 2254, Super Audio CD format (rec 2005)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-1, (original Amenda version) Hess 32, Naxos CD 8.574051, (rec 2018)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-1, Concert-Disc CS-210, CS-507, M-1210, SP-507, Everest SDBR-3255, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1963-66)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-2, Lyrinx CD LYR 2254, Super Audio CD format (rec 2005)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-2, Concert-Disc CS-210, CS-507, M-1210, SP-507, Everest SDBR-3255 (rec 1963-66)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-3, Lyrinx CD LYR 2254, Super Audio CD format (rec 2005)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-3, Concert-Disc CS-210, CS-507, M-1210, SP-507, Everest SDBR-3255 (rec 1959)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-4, Lyrinx CD LYR 2254, Super Audio CD format (rec 2005)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-4, Saga Records (London), (rec 1985) unreleased
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-4, Concert-Disc CS-210, CS-507, M-1210, SP-507, Everest SDBR-3255 (rec 1959)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-5, Lyrinx CD LYR 2254, Super Audio CD format (rec 2005)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-5, Concert-Disc CS-210, CS-507, M-1210, SP-507, Everest SDBR-3255 (rec 1963-66)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-6, Lyrinx CD LYR 2254, Super Audio CD format (rec 2005)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.18-6, Concert-Disc CS-210, CS-507, M-1210, SP-507, Everest SDBR-3255 (rec 1963-66)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.59-1, Everest 9053 and SDBR-3255, M&A CD-1154, Concert-Disc MP-1506, CS-255 (rec 1965)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.59-2, Everest 9053, CS-256, Everest SDBR-3255, M&A CD-1154, Concert-Disc MP-1506 (rec 1965)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.59-3, Lodia (Geneva) CD 7701 (rec 1986)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.59-3, Everest 9053, CS-256, Everest SDBR-3255, M&A CD-1154, Concert-Disc MP-1506 (rec 1965)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.74, Everest 9053, Everest SDBR-3255, Concert-Disc MP-1506 (rec 1965)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.95, Everest 9053, Everest SDBR-3255, Concert-Disc MP-1506 (rec 1965)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.127, Concert-Disc CS-233, CS-502, SP-502, Everest SDBR-3255 (rec 1962-63?)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.130, Concert-Disc CS-502, CS-240, SP-502, Everest SDBR-3255 (inc alternate ending) (rec 1962-63?)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.131, Concert-Disc CS 502, CS-211, SP-502, Everest SDBR 3255, M-1211 (rec 1960)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.131, (original version of first movement), Naxos CD 8.574051, (rec 2018)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.132, Concert-Disc CS 502, M-1241, SP-502, Everest SDBR-3255, CS-241, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1962-63?)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.133, Grosse Fuge, Naxos CD 8.574051, (rec 2018)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.133 Grosse Fuge, Concert-Disc 249, SP-502, Everest SDBR-3255 (rec 1962-63?)
  • Beethoven Quartet Op.135, Concert-Disc CS-502, CS-249, SP-502, Everest SDBR-3255 (rec 1962-63?)
  • Beethoven String Quintet, Op.29 (w/ G. Sharon), Naxos CD 8.572221 (rec 2008)
  • Beethoven String Quintet, Op.104 (w/ G. Sharon), Naxos CD 8.572221 (rec 2008)
  • Beethoven String Quintet, Op.137 (w/ G. Sharon), Naxos CD 8.572221 (rec 2008)
  • Beethoven Septet, Concert-Disc CS-214 (rec 1960)
  • Bloch Piano Quintet No.1, Concert-Disc CS-252 and CDM-1252 (rec 1960)
  • Bloch Quartet No.5, Concert-Disc CS-225, M-1225, Concertapes 4T-5008 (rec 1960)
  • Boccherini Quintet in E Major (Minuet only), Webcor #2922-3/Concert Tapes 22-3 (1953-4)
  • Borodin Quartet No.2 (Scherzo only), Webcor #2923-1 (rec 1953-4)
  • Borodin Quartet No.2 (Nocturne only), Webcor #2922-3/ConcertTapes 22-3 (1953-4)
  • Brahms Quartet Op.51-1, Concert-Disc CS-226 (rec 1960)
  • Brahms Quartet Op.51-2, Concert-Disc CS-226, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1960)
  • Brahms Quartet Op.67, Everest SDBR-3266 (rec late 1960s)
  • Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op.115 (R. Kell), Concert-Disc CS-202, Deutsche Grammophon, BSD-135 (rec 1951 and 1958)
  • Brahms Horn Trio, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1971)
  • Bruckner Intermezzo (w/ T. Hoffman) SWR 10242 (rec 2003)
  • Bruckner Intermezzo (w/ Gil Sharon), Naxos CD 8.570788 (rec 2007)
  • Bruckner String Quartet in C Minor, SWR 10241 (rec 2003)
  • Bruckner String Quartet in C Minor, Naxos CD 8.570788 (rec 2007)
  • Bruckner Rondo in C Minor, SWR 10241 (rec 2003)
  • Bruckner Rondo in C Minor, Naxos CD 8.570788 (rec 2007)
  • Bruckner String Quintet (w/ T. Hoffman) SWR 10242 (rec 2003)
  • Bruckner String Quintet (w/ G. Sharon), Naxos CD 8.570788 (rec 2007)
  • Crawford-Seeger Quartet, Gasparo CD-1020, GS-205 (rec 1979?)
  • Debussy Quartet Op.10, Lodia CD 7702 (rec 1986)
  • Debussy Quartet, Webcor #2923-1 (rec 1953-4), Concert-Disc LP CS-253, (rec 1964)
  • Del Tredici Clarinet Quintet "Magyar Madness" (2006), Naxos CD 8.559796 (rec 2015)
  • Dittersdorf Quartet in E Flat, Webcor #2922-4/Concert Tapes 22-4 (rec 1953-4)
  • Dohnányi Quartet No.1, Aulos Musikado CD AUL 66145, SWR 10043 (rec 2002)
  • Dohnányi Quartet No.2, Aulos Musikado CD AUL 66145, SWR 10043 (rec 2002)
  • Dohnányi Quartet No.3, Aulos Musikado CD AUL 66145, SWR 10043 (rec 2002)
  • Dohnányi Piano Quintet No.1 (w/ P. Frankl), Aulos Musikado CD, AUL 66146 (rec 2002)
  • Dohnányi Piano Quintet No.2 (w/ P. Frankl), Aulos Musikado CD, AUL 66146 (rec 2002)
  • Downey Bassoon Quintet (w/ R. Thompson), Heritage HTGCD 402 (rec 2002)
  • Downey String Quartet No.2, Gasparo CD-1020, GS 205 (rec 1979?)
  • Dvorak Maličkosti (Bagatelles) Op.47, Naxos CD 8.574513 (rec 2021)
  • Dvorak Piano Quintet, Concert-Disc CS-251 (rec 1964)
  • Dvorak String Quartet No.2 in B flat major, B.17, Naxos CD 8.574513 (rec 2022)
  • Dvorak String Quartet No.4 in E Minor, B.19, Naxos CD 8.574205 (rec 2019)
  • Dvorak String Quartet Op.96 ("American"), Lyrinx (France) CD LYR-184 (rec 1998)
  • Dvorak String Quartet Op.96 ("American"), Gasparo Records LP GS-223 (rec 1985)
  • Dvorak String Quartet, Op.96, Webcor #2923-2 (rec 1953-4)
  • Dvorak String Quartet Op.105, Lyrinx CD LYR-184 (rec 1998)
  • Dvorak String Sextet, Op.48, (w/ Anna-Kreeta Gribajcevic and Jens Peter Maintz), Naxos CD 8.574205 (rec 2019)
  • Enescu Aubade, Naxos CD 8.574487 (rec 2022)
  • Enescu Pastorale, Menuet Triste, & Nocturne, w/ Witkowski Duo, Naxos CD 8.574487 (rec 2022)
  • Enescu Piano Quintet in D Major (1896) w/ G. Witkowski, Naxos CD 8.574487 (rec 2022)
  • Enescu Prelude & Gavotte (w/ Witkowski Duo), Naxos CD 8.574487 (rec 2022)
  • Enescu Rhapsody No.1, Op.11 (arr Enoch for Piano Quintet + bass), with F. Witkowski & A. Bickard, Naxos CD 8.574487 (rec 2022)
  • Evans String Quartet No.1 (1995), Naxos CD 8.559354 (rec 2007)
  • Fauré Piano Quintet No.1 (w/ C. Ortiz), Op. 89, Naxos CD 8.570938 (rec 2007)
  • Fauré Piano Quintet No.2 (w/ C. Ortiz), Op.115, Naxos CD 8.570938 (rec 2007)
  • Franck String Quartet, Naxos CD 8.572009 (rec 2008)
  • Franck Piano Quintet (w/ C. Ortiz), Naxos CD 8.572009 (rec 2008)
  • Glass Quartet No.2 "Company" (1983), Naxos CD 8.559354 (rec 2007)
  • Glazunov String Quartet (Five Novelettes), Op.15, Naxos CD 8.570256 (rec 2005)
  • Glazunov String Quintet (w/ N. Rosen), Op.39, Naxos CD 8.570256 (rec 2005)
  • Haydn Divertimento Op.0, Vox box SVBX-597 (rec 1972?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.1-0, M&A CD-1154 (1968-73?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.2-5, Vox box SVBX-597, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1972?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.2-6, Vox box SVBX-597, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1972?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.3-1, Vox box SVBX-598 (rec 1964)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.3-2, Vox box SVBX-598 (rec 1964)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.3-3, Vox box SVBX-598 (rec 1964)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.3-4, Vox box SVBX-598 (rec 1964)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.3-5, Vox box SVBX-598 (rec 1964)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.3-6, Vox box SVBX-598 (rec 1964)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.20-4, Concert-Disc CS-228 (rec 1960)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.20-5, M&A CD-1154
  • Haydn Quartet Op.50-1, Vox box SVBX-595 (rec 1967)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.50-2, Vox box SVBX-595 (rec 1967)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.50-3, Vox box SVBX-595 (rec 1967)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.50-4, Vox box SVBX-595 (rec 1967)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.50-5, Vox box SVBX-595 (rec 1967)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.50-6, Vox box SVBX-595 (rec 1967)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.54-1, Saga Records (London), (rec 1985) unreleased
  • Haydn Quartet Op.64-1, Vox box SVBX-597, Concert-Disc CS-228 (rec 1972?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.64-2, Vox box SVBX-597, Concert-Disc CS-228 (rec 1972?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.64-3, Vox box SVBX-597, Concert-Disc CS-228 (rec 1972?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.64-4, Vox box SVBX-597, Concert-Disc CS-228 (rec 1972?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.64-5, ("Lark"), Lodia CD 7701 (rec 1986)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.64-5, Vox box SVBX-597, Concert-Disc CS-228 (rec 1972?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.64-5, (Adagio cantabile), Webcor #2923-2 (rec 1953-4)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.64-5, (Finale only), Webcor #2922-3/Concert Tapes 22-3 (1953-4)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.64-6, Vox box SVBX-597, Concert-Disc CS-228, M&A CD-1154
  • Haydn Quartet Op.74-1, Vox box SVBX-598 (rec 1964)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.74-2, Vox box SVBX-598 (rec 1964)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.74-3, Vox box SVBX-598 (rec 1964)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.76-1, Vox box SVBX-695 and 596 (rec late 60s?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.76-2, Webcor Tape (2nd mve only), Vox box SVBX-695 and 596, Concert-Disc CS-228 (rec 1954,1960, 1968?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.76-3 (Poco adagio; cantabile movement), Webcor #2923-1 (rec 1953-4)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.76-3, Vox box SVBX-695 and 596 (rec late 60s?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.76-4, Vox box SVBX-695 and 596, M&A CD-1154 (rec late 60s?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.76-5, Vox box SVBX-695 and 596 (rec late 60s?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.76-6, Vox box SVBX-695 and 596, M&A CD-1154 (rec late 60s?)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.77-1, Lyrinx CD LYR-196 (rec 1998-99)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.77-2, Lyrinx CD LYR-196 (rec 1998-99)
  • Haydn Quartet Op.103, Vox box SVBX-695 and 596 (rec late 1960s)
  • Herrmann Quartet "Echoes" (1965), Naxos CD 8.559354 (rec 2007)
  • Herrmann Clarinet Quintet "Souvenir de Voyages" (1967), Naxos CD 8.559796 (rec 2013)
  • Hindemith Quartet, Op.22, Concert-Disc CS-225, M-1225, M&A CD-1154, Concertapes 4T-5008 (rec 1960)
  • Hindemith Quartet, Op.22, Mercury MG 10105 (rec 1951),
  • Hindemith Octet, Concert-Disc M-1218 (rec 1960)
  • Husa Quartet No.2 (1953), Phoenix PHCD-113 (rec 1971)
  • Husa Quartet No.3 (1968), Phoenix PHCD-113, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1971)
  • Johnston Quartet No.4 "Amazing Grace" (1973), Gasparo CD-1020, GS-205 (rec 1979?)
  • Kreisler Quartet in A Minor (1919), Naxos CD 8.572559 (rec 2010)
  • Martinon Quartet No.2 (1967), M&A CD-1154 (rec 1967)
  • Mendelssohn Quartet Op.12, Mercury MG 10065, EP-1-5066, (rec 1950)
  • Mendelssohn Quartet Op.12, Concert Disc M-1224, CS-224, CP-505 (rec 1960)
  • Mendelssohn Quartet Op.44-1, Concert-Disc SP-505, CS-260 (rec 1965)
  • Mendelssohn Quartet Op.44-1, Koss Classics CD (rec 1991) unreleased
  • Mendelssohn Quartet Op.44-2, Concert Disc CD-224, M-1224, CP-505 (rec 1960)
  • Mendelssohn Quartet Op.44-2, Koss Classics CD (rec 1991) unreleased
  • Mendelssohn Quartet Op.44-2 (Scherzo only), Webcor #2922-3/Concert Tapes 22-3 (1953-4)
  • Mendelssohn Quartet Op.81, Concert-Disc SP-505, CS-260 (rec 1965)
  • Mendelssohn String Quintet movement (Andante Scherzando) from Op.87, Concert-Disc CP-505, CD-261 (rec 1962?)
  • Mendelssohn String Octet, Concert-Disc SP-505, CS-261, Vanguard VRS-1003 (rec 1957?, 1965?)
  • Mendelssohn String Quintet No.1, Op.18, (w/ D. Rossi), Naxos CD 8.570488 (rec 2007)
  • Mendelssohn String Quintet No.2, Op.87, (w/ D. Rossi), Naxos CD 8.570488 (rec 2007)
  • Mozart Flute Quartet K.285, Concert-Disc CS-215, BSD CD-142 (rec 1960)
  • Mozart Flute Quartet K.285a, Concert-Disc CS-215, BSD CD-142 (rec 1960)
  • Mozart Flute Quartet K.285b, Concert-Disc CS-215, BSD CD-142 (rec 1960)
  • Mozart Flute Quartet K.298, Concert-Disc CS-215, BSD CD-142 (rec 1960)
  • Mozart Horn Quintet K.407, Orion ORS-7281, Marquis CD-83108, Concert-Disc CS-204, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1958)
  • Mozart Oboe Quartet K.370, Orion ORS-7281, Marquis CD-83108, Concert-Disc CS-204, BSD CD-142 (rec 1958)
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9, KV 271 arr. I. Lachner, (with A. Goldstein), Naxos CD 8.574164 (rec 2019)
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No.17, KV 453 arr. I. Lachner, (with A. Goldstein), Naxos CD 8.574164 (rec 2019)
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No.19, KV 459 arr. I. Lachner, (with A. Goldstein), Naxos CD (rec 2022)
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No.20, KV 466 arr. I. Lachner, (with A. Goldstein), Naxos CD 8.573398 (rec 2014)
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No.21, KV 467 arr. I. Lachner, (with A. Goldstein), Naxos CD 8.573398 (rec 2014)
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No.23, KV 488 arr. I. Lachner, (with A. Goldstein), Naxos CD 8.573736 (rec 2017)
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No.24, KV 491 arr. I. Lachner, (with A. Goldstein), Naxos CD 8.573736 (rec 2017)
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No.25, KV 503 arr. I. Lachner, (with A. Goldstein), Naxos CD (rec 2022)
  • Mozart Piano Quartet No.2, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1967)
  • Mozart String Quartet: Adagio and Fugue, K.546, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1967)
  • Mozart String Quartet K.387, Concertapes 23-4A Stereo 2 track (rec 1952-63)
  • Mozart String Quartet K.421, Concert-Disc CS-227, M-1227, CS-504, SP-504 (rec 1960)
  • Mozart String Quartet K.428, Concert-Disc CS-258, SP-504 (rec 1965)
  • Mozart String Quartet K.458, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1968?)
  • Mozart String Quartet K.465 ("Dissonant"), Lodia CD 7700 and 7704 (rec 1986)
  • Mozart String Quartet K.465, Concert-Disc CS-227, M-1227, CS-504, SP-504 (rec 1960)
  • Mozart String Quartet K.499, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1967)
  • Mozart String Quartet K.575, Concert-Disc CS-258, SP-504 (rec 1964)
  • Mozart String Quartet K.589, Concert-Disc SP-504, CS-1259 (rec 1964)
  • Mozart String Quartet K.590, Concert-Disc SP-504, CS-1259 (rec 1964)
  • Mozart Clarinet Quintet K.581 (R. Kell), Decca, Concert-Disc CS-203, Deutsche Grammophon, BSD-135 (rec 1951 and 1958)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.174 (w/ Y. Gandelsman), Lyrinx CD LYR 2214 Super Audio CD format (rec 2001)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.174, Vox box SVBX-557, M&A CD-1159 (rec 1974)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.406 (w/ Y. Gandelsman), Lyrinx CD LYR 2214 Super Audio CD format (rec 2001)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.406 (w/ J. Dupouy), Lodia CD 7704 (rec 1986)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.406, Vox box SVBX-557, M&A CD-1159 (rec 1974)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.515 (w/ J. Dupouy), Lodia CD 7703 (rec 1986)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.515 (w/ Y. Gandelsman), Lyrinx CD LYR 2214 Super Audio CD format (rec 2001)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.515, Vox box SVBX-557, M&A CD-1159 (rec 1974)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.516 (w/ J. Dupouy), Lodia CD 7703 (rec 1986)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.516 (w/ Y. Gandelsman), Lyrinx CD LYR 2214 Super Audio CD format (rec 2001)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.516, Vox box SVBX-557, M&A CD-1159 (rec 1974)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.593 (w/ Y. Gandelsman), Lyrinx CD LYR 2214 Super Audio CD format (rec 2001)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.593, Vox box SVBX-557, M&A CD-1159 (rec 1974)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.614 (w/ Y. Gandelsman), Lyrinx CD LYR 2214 Super Audio CD format (rec 2001)
  • Mozart String Quintet K.614, Vox box SVBX-557, M&A CD-1159 (rec 1974)
  • Peter Quintet No.1, Decca DXSA-7197 (rec 1967)
  • Peter Quintet No.2, Decca DXSA-7197 (rec 1967)
  • Peter Quintet No.3, Decca DXSA-7197 (rec 1967)
  • Peter Quintet No.4, Decca DXSA-7197 (rec 1967)
  • Peter Quintet No.5, Decca DXSA-7197 (rec 1967)
  • Peter Quintet No.6, Decca DXSA-7197 (rec 1967)
  • Prokofiev Quartet No.2, Gallante GG-1024, Mercury MG-10045 (rec 1946)
  • Prokofiev Quartet No.2, Gasparo GS-203 (rec 1976)
  • Rachmaninoff Quartet No.1, Lodia CD (rec 1986) unreleased
  • Raff: The Mill, Webcor #2922-3/Concert Tapes 22-3 (rec 1953-4)
  • Ravel Quartet, Lodia CD 7702 (rec 1986)
  • Ravel Quartet, Concert-Disc CS-253 (rec 1964)
  • Ravel Quartet, Mercury MG 10105 (rec 1951)
  • Saint-Saëns Barcarolle, Op.108 (piano quartet version) (w/ C. Ortiz), Naxos CD 8.572904 (rec 2012)
  • Saint-Saëns Piano Quartet, Op.41 (w/ C. Ortiz), Naxos CD 8.572904 (rec 2012)
  • Saint-Saëns Piano Quintet, Op.14 (w/ C. Ortiz), Naxos CD 8.572904 (rec 2012)
  • Saint-Saëns String Quartet No.1, Op.112, Naxos CD 8.572454, (rec 2009)
  • Saint-Saëns String Quartet No.2, Op.153, Naxos CD 8.572454, (rec 2009)
  • Schubert: Moment Musical, Webcor #2922-3/Concert Tapes 22-3 (1953-4)
  • Schubert Quartettsatz, Mercury EP-1-5066, Mercury MG-10104 (1951)
  • Schubert Quartet D 804 ("Rosamunde"), Everest SDBR-3266 (rec late 1960s)
  • Schubert Quartet D 810 ("Death and the Maiden"), Lodia CD 7700 (rec 1986)
  • Schubert Quartet D 810 ("Death and the Maiden"), Concert-Disc CS-212, BSD-145 (rec 1960)
  • Schubert Quartet D 810 ("Death and the Maiden"), Mercury MG-10008 (rec 1947)
  • Schubert Quartet Op.29, Everest SDBR-3266 (rec late 1960s)
  • Schubert Quartet Op.29, Mercury MG-10065 (rec 1950)
  • Schubert Quartet Op.125 (D.87), BSD-143 (rec 1960-2)
  • Schubert Quartet Op.161, Mercury MG-10104 (rec 1951)
  • Schubert Octet, D.803, Concert-Disc CS-220, Everest 6082, BSD-143 (rec 1960)
  • Schubert Trout Quintet, Concert-Disc CS-206, M-1206, BSD-145 (rec 1958)
  • Schumann Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132 (w/ X.Wang), Naxos CD 8.572661 (rec 2010)
  • Schumann Piano Quartet Op.47 (w/ X. Wang), Naxos CD 8.572661 (rec 2010)
  • Schumann Piano Quintet, Op.44 (w/ X. Wang), Naxos CD 8.572661 (rec 2010)
  • Schumann Quartet, Op.41, No.1, Naxos CD 8.570151 (rec 2006)
  • Schumann Quartet, Op.41, No.2, Naxos CD 8.570151 (rec 2006)
  • Schumann Quartet, Op.41, No.3, Naxos CD 8.570151 (rec 2006)
  • Shifrin Quartet No.4, CRI CD-793, SD-358, M&A CD-1154 (rec 1961)
  • Shostakovich Quartet No.1, Op.49, Gasparo Records LP GS-223 (rec 1985)
  • Shostakovich Quartet No.1, Op.49, Lyrinx CD, Super Audio CD format, unreleased (rec 2000)
  • Shostakovich Quartet No.3, Op.73, Adès (Paris) CD 14.161-2 (rec 1989)
  • Shostakovich Quartet No.3, Gasparo GS-203 (rec 1976)
  • Shostakovich Quartet No.3, Mercury Classics MG-10049, DM3, Gallante GG-1024 (rec 1947)
  • Shostakovich Quartet No.4, Op.83, Lyrinx CD, Super Audio CD format, unreleased (rec 2000)
  • Shostakovich Quartet No.7, Op.108, Adès CD 14.161-2 (rec 1989)
  • Shostakovich Quartet No.8, Op.110, Lyrinx CD, Super Audio CD format, unreleased (rec 2000)
  • Shostakovich Quartet No.11, Op.122, Adès CD 14.161-2 (rec 1989)
  • Spohr Nonet Op.31, Concert-Disc LP CS-201, Saga XID-5147 LP, ALC1266 CD (rec 1958)
  • Tchaikovsky Quartet No.1 (Andante cantabile only), Webcor 2922-3/Concert Tapes 22-3 (1953-4)
  • Turina: La oración del torero, Gasparo Records LP GS-223 (rec 1985)
  • Turina: La oración del torero, Webcor #2922-4/Concert Tapes 22-4 (rec 1953-4)
  • Wolf: Italian Serenade, Lodia CD 7701 (rec 1986)
  • Wolf: Italian Serenade, Hänssler Classic CD 93.024 (rec 1998)
  • Wolf: Italian Serenade, Webcor #2922-4/Concert Tapes 22-4 (rec 1953-4)
  • Wolf: Quartet in D Minor, Hänssler Classic CD 93.024 (rec 1998)
  • Wuorinen Quartet No.1 (1971), Vox LP, M&A CD-4707 (rec 1972)
  • Ysaÿe: Harmonies du Soir, Op.31 (1924) (w/ Philharmonic Orchestra of Europe), Naxos CD 8.572559 (rec 2010)
  • Zimbalist Quartet in E Minor (1931/rev 1959), Naxos CD 8.572559 (rec 2010)

References

  1. ^ "String Quartet History". San Francisco Classical Voice.
  2. ^ "Fine Arts Quartet Membership History".
  3. ^ "Fine Arts Quartet History".
  4. ^ Loft, Abram (2003). How to Succeed in an Ensemble: Reflections on a Life in Chamber Music. p. 107. ISBN 1574670786.
  5. ^ "Fine Arts Quartet concert series at UWM to end next year". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  6. ^ "Menton:Une Merveille De Festival!".
  7. ^ "Fine Arts Quartet. Records, 1910-1989". UWM.
  8. ^ Jacobson, Bernard (2015). Star Turns and Cameo Appearances: Memoirs of a Life Among Musicians. p. 111. ISBN 9781580465410.
  9. ^ "Fine Arts Quartet". Naxos.
  10. ^ "ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Awards". ASCAP.

External links

  • Fine Arts Quartet official website
  • Fine Arts Quartet Archives
  • Duchen, Jessica (December, 2006). "Sweet Smell of Success". The Strad magazine, pp. 36–40.

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fine, arts, quartet, chamber, music, ensemble, founded, chicago, united, states, 1946, leonard, sorkin, george, sopkin, quartet, recorded, over, works, toured, internationally, years, making, longest, enduring, major, string, quartets, history, quartet, leader. The Fine Arts Quartet is a chamber music ensemble founded in Chicago United States in 1946 by Leonard Sorkin and George Sopkin The Quartet has recorded over 200 works and has toured internationally for 77 years making it one of the longest enduring major string quartets 1 In its history the Quartet has had two leaders Leonard Sorkin from 1946 to 1981 and Ralph Evans from 1982 to the present Its current members are violinists Ralph Evans and Efim Boico who have been playing together in the Quartet since 1983 violist Gil Sharon and cellist Niklas Schmidt 2 Fine Arts QuartetFine Arts QuartetBackground informationOriginChicago Illinois United StatesGenresClassicalOccupation s String quartetInstrument s 2 violins 1 viola 1 celloYears active1946 presentMembersRalph EvansEfim BoicoGil SharonNiklas SchmidtWebsitefineartsquartet wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Early recordings and performance 3 Recent recordings 4 Recognition 5 Membership history 6 Discography 1947 2022 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditAlthough the Fine Arts Quartet was founded in 1946 the group s members had begun working together as early as 1939 while playing in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Quartet s first performance took place in 1940 with Leonard Sorkin Ben Senescu Sheppard Lehnhoff and George Sopkin Military service in World War II intervened however and it was not until 1946 now with the new second violinist Joseph Stepansky that the Quartet began to rehearse and perform regularly 3 The Quartet members have helped nurture many young international ensembles Their first teaching residency 1951 1954 at Northwestern University 4 was followed by a 55 year residency 1963 2018 concluded in January 2018 as Quartet in Residence at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee 5 In 1982 Leonard Sorkin founded the Chamber Music Institute at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and became its first director and served in that capacity until his death in 1985 The Quartet members have also been guest professors at the national music conservatories of Paris and Lyon the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music in London the summer music schools of Yale University and Indiana University and at music festivals world wide They have appeared as jury members of major competitions such as Evian Shostakovich and Bordeaux 6 Documentaries on the Fine Arts Quartet have appeared on both French and American public television Early recordings and performance EditThe Quartet performed on the ABC Radio Network s Sunday morning broadcasts from 1946 until 1954 In the mid fifties there was an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show performances on the Today Show and starting in 1958 the Quartet began to tour Europe annually In the late sixties the United States Department of State sponsored the Quartet s tours to Japan Korea Taiwan Thailand Australia and New Zealand and by the late seventies the Quartet had performed in 270 cities in 28 countries The Quartet continued to broadcast for radio in America especially for WFMT Chicago in Europe e g the BBC and for television concerts and educational programs for National Public Television 7 The Quartet released over 100 works during its first 30 years of existence including cycles of chamber music by Haydn Mozart Beethoven Schubert Mendelssohn and Brahms on such labels as Decca Vox Vanguard Saga and Concert Disc The Quartet also performed contemporary music in performances commissions and recordings and helped to make composers such as Bartok Shostakovich Bloch Babbitt Wuorinen Martinon Hindemith Shifrin Crawford Seeger Johnston and Husa better known and accessible to the public 8 Their recordings of the six quartets of Bela Bartok followed a television series featuring a performance of each preceded by interviews and commentary by the performers with musical illustrations The quartet was an advocate of what was then still comparatively unfamiliar and avant garde repertoire Recent recordings EditThe Quartet s extensive discography includes releases of the piano quartets and quintets of Saint Saens and Schumann the string quartets of Zimbalist and Kreisler Harmonies du Soir by Ysaye for quartet and string orchestra clarinet quintets by Bernard Herrmann and David del Tredici the two Saint Saens string quartets three Beethoven string quintets the Franck string quartet and piano quintet the two Faure piano quintets the complete Bruckner chamber music including his string quartet and quintet quartets by American composers Antheil Herrmann Glass Evans the complete Schumann string quartets the two Mendelssohn string quintets chamber music by Glazunov the complete Dohnanyi string quartets and piano quintets the complete Mozart String Quintets and the complete Op 18 Beethoven quartets 9 A complete discography is listed below Recognition EditThe Quartet s Faure quintets CD on Naxos with pianist Cristina Ortiz was among the five recordings for which music producer Steven Epstein won a Grammy Award in 2010 Producer of the Year Classical It was also named a Gramophone award winner and recording of legendary status in the 2012 Gramophone Classical Music Guide Its Glazunov Mendelssohn and Faure CDs were each named a Recording of the Year by Musicweb International in 2007 2008 2009 respectively Their Four American Quartets album was designated a BBC Music Magazine Choice in 2008 The Quartet s Schumann CD was called one of the very finest chamber music recordings of the year by the American Record Guide in 2007 and its box set of the complete Mozart string quintets released by Lyrinx in SACD format was named a Critic s Choice 2003 by the American Record Guide Special recognition was given for the Quartet s commitment to contemporary music a 2003 2004 national CMA ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming given jointly by Chamber Music America and the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers 10 Membership history Edit1st Violin Leonard Sorkin 1946 1982 Ralph Evans 1982 present 2nd Violin Joseph Stepansky 1946 1954 Abram Loft 1954 1979 Lawrence Shapiro 1979 1983 Efim Boico 1983 present Viola Sheppard Lehnhoff 1946 1952 Irving Ilmer 1952 1963 Gerald Stanick 1963 1968 Bernard Zaslav 1968 1980 Jerry Horner 1980 2000 Michael Strauss 2000 2001 Yuri Gandelsman 2001 2008 Chauncey Patterson 2008 2009 Nicolo Eugelmi 2009 2013 Juan Miguel Hernandez 2014 2018 Gil Sharon 2018 present Violoncello George Sopkin 1946 1979 Wolfgang Laufer 1979 2011 Robert Cohen 2012 2018 Niklas Schmidt 2018 present Discography 1947 2022 EditAdler Quartet No 6 1975 CRI SD 432 rec 1979 Antes Trio No 1 Columbia masterworks AMS 6741 rec 1964 Antes Trio No 2 Columbia masterworks AMS 6741 rec 1964 Antes Trio No 3 Columbia masterworks AMS 6741 rec 1964 Antheil Quartet No 3 1948 Naxos CD 8 559354 rec 2007 Arriaga Quartet No 1 SWR10116 rec 1996 Arriaga Theme and Variations Op 17 SWR10116 rec 2005 Babbitt Quartet No 3 M amp A CD 707 Turnabout TV S 34515 rec 1972 Bach Art of the Fugue Concert Disc CS 230 250 Saga XID5302 rec 1962 and 1964 Bartok Quartet No 1 Concert Disc CS 207 Saga Xiud5203 M amp A CD 1176 rec 1958 Bartok Quartet No 2 Concert Disc CS 207 Saga Xiud5203 M amp A CD 1176 rec 1958 Bartok Quartet No 3 Concert Disc CS 208 M amp A CD 1176 and CD 1154 rec 1958 Bartok Quartet No 4 Concert Disc CS 208 M amp A CD 1176 rec 1958 Bartok Quartet No 5 Concert Disc CS 209 M amp A CD 1176 rec 1958 Bartok Quartet No 6 Concert Disc CS 209 M amp A CD 1176 rec 1958 Beethoven Allegretto for String Quartet in B Minor WoO 210 Hess 35 Gardi 16 Naxos CD 8 574051 rec 2018 Beethoven Fugue for String Quartet from the Overture to Handel s Solomon Hess 36 Naxos CD 8 574051 rec 2018 Beethoven Menuett for String Quartet in A flat Major Hess 33 WoO209 Naxos CD 8 574051 rec 2018 Beethoven Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet in F Major Hess 30 Naxos CD 8 574051 rec 2018 Beethoven Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet in C Major Hess 31 Naxos CD 8 574051 rec 2018 Beethoven Prelude for String Quartet concluding fragment in D Minor Hess 245 Naxos CD 8 574051 rec 2018 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 1 Lyrinx CD LYR 2254 Super Audio CD format rec 2005 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 1 original Amenda version Hess 32 Naxos CD 8 574051 rec 2018 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 1 Concert Disc CS 210 CS 507 M 1210 SP 507 Everest SDBR 3255 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1963 66 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 2 Lyrinx CD LYR 2254 Super Audio CD format rec 2005 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 2 Concert Disc CS 210 CS 507 M 1210 SP 507 Everest SDBR 3255 rec 1963 66 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 3 Lyrinx CD LYR 2254 Super Audio CD format rec 2005 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 3 Concert Disc CS 210 CS 507 M 1210 SP 507 Everest SDBR 3255 rec 1959 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 4 Lyrinx CD LYR 2254 Super Audio CD format rec 2005 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 4 Saga Records London rec 1985 unreleased Beethoven Quartet Op 18 4 Concert Disc CS 210 CS 507 M 1210 SP 507 Everest SDBR 3255 rec 1959 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 5 Lyrinx CD LYR 2254 Super Audio CD format rec 2005 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 5 Concert Disc CS 210 CS 507 M 1210 SP 507 Everest SDBR 3255 rec 1963 66 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 6 Lyrinx CD LYR 2254 Super Audio CD format rec 2005 Beethoven Quartet Op 18 6 Concert Disc CS 210 CS 507 M 1210 SP 507 Everest SDBR 3255 rec 1963 66 Beethoven Quartet Op 59 1 Everest 9053 and SDBR 3255 M amp A CD 1154 Concert Disc MP 1506 CS 255 rec 1965 Beethoven Quartet Op 59 2 Everest 9053 CS 256 Everest SDBR 3255 M amp A CD 1154 Concert Disc MP 1506 rec 1965 Beethoven Quartet Op 59 3 Lodia Geneva CD 7701 rec 1986 Beethoven Quartet Op 59 3 Everest 9053 CS 256 Everest SDBR 3255 M amp A CD 1154 Concert Disc MP 1506 rec 1965 Beethoven Quartet Op 74 Everest 9053 Everest SDBR 3255 Concert Disc MP 1506 rec 1965 Beethoven Quartet Op 95 Everest 9053 Everest SDBR 3255 Concert Disc MP 1506 rec 1965 Beethoven Quartet Op 127 Concert Disc CS 233 CS 502 SP 502 Everest SDBR 3255 rec 1962 63 Beethoven Quartet Op 130 Concert Disc CS 502 CS 240 SP 502 Everest SDBR 3255 inc alternate ending rec 1962 63 Beethoven Quartet Op 131 Concert Disc CS 502 CS 211 SP 502 Everest SDBR 3255 M 1211 rec 1960 Beethoven Quartet Op 131 original version of first movement Naxos CD 8 574051 rec 2018 Beethoven Quartet Op 132 Concert Disc CS 502 M 1241 SP 502 Everest SDBR 3255 CS 241 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1962 63 Beethoven Quartet Op 133 Grosse Fuge Naxos CD 8 574051 rec 2018 Beethoven Quartet Op 133 Grosse Fuge Concert Disc 249 SP 502 Everest SDBR 3255 rec 1962 63 Beethoven Quartet Op 135 Concert Disc CS 502 CS 249 SP 502 Everest SDBR 3255 rec 1962 63 Beethoven String Quintet Op 29 w G Sharon Naxos CD 8 572221 rec 2008 Beethoven String Quintet Op 104 w G Sharon Naxos CD 8 572221 rec 2008 Beethoven String Quintet Op 137 w G Sharon Naxos CD 8 572221 rec 2008 Beethoven Septet Concert Disc CS 214 rec 1960 Bloch Piano Quintet No 1 Concert Disc CS 252 and CDM 1252 rec 1960 Bloch Quartet No 5 Concert Disc CS 225 M 1225 Concertapes 4T 5008 rec 1960 Boccherini Quintet in E Major Minuet only Webcor 2922 3 Concert Tapes 22 3 1953 4 Borodin Quartet No 2 Scherzo only Webcor 2923 1 rec 1953 4 Borodin Quartet No 2 Nocturne only Webcor 2922 3 ConcertTapes 22 3 1953 4 Brahms Quartet Op 51 1 Concert Disc CS 226 rec 1960 Brahms Quartet Op 51 2 Concert Disc CS 226 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1960 Brahms Quartet Op 67 Everest SDBR 3266 rec late 1960s Brahms Clarinet Quintet Op 115 R Kell Concert Disc CS 202 Deutsche Grammophon BSD 135 rec 1951 and 1958 Brahms Horn Trio M amp A CD 1154 rec 1971 Bruckner Intermezzo w T Hoffman SWR 10242 rec 2003 Bruckner Intermezzo w Gil Sharon Naxos CD 8 570788 rec 2007 Bruckner String Quartet in C Minor SWR 10241 rec 2003 Bruckner String Quartet in C Minor Naxos CD 8 570788 rec 2007 Bruckner Rondo in C Minor SWR 10241 rec 2003 Bruckner Rondo in C Minor Naxos CD 8 570788 rec 2007 Bruckner String Quintet w T Hoffman SWR 10242 rec 2003 Bruckner String Quintet w G Sharon Naxos CD 8 570788 rec 2007 Crawford Seeger Quartet Gasparo CD 1020 GS 205 rec 1979 Debussy Quartet Op 10 Lodia CD 7702 rec 1986 Debussy Quartet Webcor 2923 1 rec 1953 4 Concert Disc LP CS 253 rec 1964 Del Tredici Clarinet Quintet Magyar Madness 2006 Naxos CD 8 559796 rec 2015 Dittersdorf Quartet in E Flat Webcor 2922 4 Concert Tapes 22 4 rec 1953 4 Dohnanyi Quartet No 1 Aulos Musikado CD AUL 66145 SWR 10043 rec 2002 Dohnanyi Quartet No 2 Aulos Musikado CD AUL 66145 SWR 10043 rec 2002 Dohnanyi Quartet No 3 Aulos Musikado CD AUL 66145 SWR 10043 rec 2002 Dohnanyi Piano Quintet No 1 w P Frankl Aulos Musikado CD AUL 66146 rec 2002 Dohnanyi Piano Quintet No 2 w P Frankl Aulos Musikado CD AUL 66146 rec 2002 Downey Bassoon Quintet w R Thompson Heritage HTGCD 402 rec 2002 Downey String Quartet No 2 Gasparo CD 1020 GS 205 rec 1979 Dvorak Malickosti Bagatelles Op 47 Naxos CD 8 574513 rec 2021 Dvorak Piano Quintet Concert Disc CS 251 rec 1964 Dvorak String Quartet No 2 in B flat major B 17 Naxos CD 8 574513 rec 2022 Dvorak String Quartet No 4 in E Minor B 19 Naxos CD 8 574205 rec 2019 Dvorak String Quartet Op 96 American Lyrinx France CD LYR 184 rec 1998 Dvorak String Quartet Op 96 American Gasparo Records LP GS 223 rec 1985 Dvorak String Quartet Op 96 Webcor 2923 2 rec 1953 4 Dvorak String Quartet Op 105 Lyrinx CD LYR 184 rec 1998 Dvorak String Sextet Op 48 w Anna Kreeta Gribajcevic and Jens Peter Maintz Naxos CD 8 574205 rec 2019 Enescu Aubade Naxos CD 8 574487 rec 2022 Enescu Pastorale Menuet Triste amp Nocturne w Witkowski Duo Naxos CD 8 574487 rec 2022 Enescu Piano Quintet in D Major 1896 w G Witkowski Naxos CD 8 574487 rec 2022 Enescu Prelude amp Gavotte w Witkowski Duo Naxos CD 8 574487 rec 2022 Enescu Rhapsody No 1 Op 11 arr Enoch for Piano Quintet bass with F Witkowski amp A Bickard Naxos CD 8 574487 rec 2022 Evans String Quartet No 1 1995 Naxos CD 8 559354 rec 2007 Faure Piano Quintet No 1 w C Ortiz Op 89 Naxos CD 8 570938 rec 2007 Faure Piano Quintet No 2 w C Ortiz Op 115 Naxos CD 8 570938 rec 2007 Franck String Quartet Naxos CD 8 572009 rec 2008 Franck Piano Quintet w C Ortiz Naxos CD 8 572009 rec 2008 Glass Quartet No 2 Company 1983 Naxos CD 8 559354 rec 2007 Glazunov String Quartet Five Novelettes Op 15 Naxos CD 8 570256 rec 2005 Glazunov String Quintet w N Rosen Op 39 Naxos CD 8 570256 rec 2005 Haydn Divertimento Op 0 Vox box SVBX 597 rec 1972 Haydn Quartet Op 1 0 M amp A CD 1154 1968 73 Haydn Quartet Op 2 5 Vox box SVBX 597 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1972 Haydn Quartet Op 2 6 Vox box SVBX 597 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1972 Haydn Quartet Op 3 1 Vox box SVBX 598 rec 1964 Haydn Quartet Op 3 2 Vox box SVBX 598 rec 1964 Haydn Quartet Op 3 3 Vox box SVBX 598 rec 1964 Haydn Quartet Op 3 4 Vox box SVBX 598 rec 1964 Haydn Quartet Op 3 5 Vox box SVBX 598 rec 1964 Haydn Quartet Op 3 6 Vox box SVBX 598 rec 1964 Haydn Quartet Op 20 4 Concert Disc CS 228 rec 1960 Haydn Quartet Op 20 5 M amp A CD 1154 Haydn Quartet Op 50 1 Vox box SVBX 595 rec 1967 Haydn Quartet Op 50 2 Vox box SVBX 595 rec 1967 Haydn Quartet Op 50 3 Vox box SVBX 595 rec 1967 Haydn Quartet Op 50 4 Vox box SVBX 595 rec 1967 Haydn Quartet Op 50 5 Vox box SVBX 595 rec 1967 Haydn Quartet Op 50 6 Vox box SVBX 595 rec 1967 Haydn Quartet Op 54 1 Saga Records London rec 1985 unreleased Haydn Quartet Op 64 1 Vox box SVBX 597 Concert Disc CS 228 rec 1972 Haydn Quartet Op 64 2 Vox box SVBX 597 Concert Disc CS 228 rec 1972 Haydn Quartet Op 64 3 Vox box SVBX 597 Concert Disc CS 228 rec 1972 Haydn Quartet Op 64 4 Vox box SVBX 597 Concert Disc CS 228 rec 1972 Haydn Quartet Op 64 5 Lark Lodia CD 7701 rec 1986 Haydn Quartet Op 64 5 Vox box SVBX 597 Concert Disc CS 228 rec 1972 Haydn Quartet Op 64 5 Adagio cantabile Webcor 2923 2 rec 1953 4 Haydn Quartet Op 64 5 Finale only Webcor 2922 3 Concert Tapes 22 3 1953 4 Haydn Quartet Op 64 6 Vox box SVBX 597 Concert Disc CS 228 M amp A CD 1154 Haydn Quartet Op 74 1 Vox box SVBX 598 rec 1964 Haydn Quartet Op 74 2 Vox box SVBX 598 rec 1964 Haydn Quartet Op 74 3 Vox box SVBX 598 rec 1964 Haydn Quartet Op 76 1 Vox box SVBX 695 and 596 rec late 60s Haydn Quartet Op 76 2 Webcor Tape 2nd mve only Vox box SVBX 695 and 596 Concert Disc CS 228 rec 1954 1960 1968 Haydn Quartet Op 76 3 Poco adagio cantabile movement Webcor 2923 1 rec 1953 4 Haydn Quartet Op 76 3 Vox box SVBX 695 and 596 rec late 60s Haydn Quartet Op 76 4 Vox box SVBX 695 and 596 M amp A CD 1154 rec late 60s Haydn Quartet Op 76 5 Vox box SVBX 695 and 596 rec late 60s Haydn Quartet Op 76 6 Vox box SVBX 695 and 596 M amp A CD 1154 rec late 60s Haydn Quartet Op 77 1 Lyrinx CD LYR 196 rec 1998 99 Haydn Quartet Op 77 2 Lyrinx CD LYR 196 rec 1998 99 Haydn Quartet Op 103 Vox box SVBX 695 and 596 rec late 1960s Herrmann Quartet Echoes 1965 Naxos CD 8 559354 rec 2007 Herrmann Clarinet Quintet Souvenir de Voyages 1967 Naxos CD 8 559796 rec 2013 Hindemith Quartet Op 22 Concert Disc CS 225 M 1225 M amp A CD 1154 Concertapes 4T 5008 rec 1960 Hindemith Quartet Op 22 Mercury MG 10105 rec 1951 Hindemith Octet Concert Disc M 1218 rec 1960 Husa Quartet No 2 1953 Phoenix PHCD 113 rec 1971 Husa Quartet No 3 1968 Phoenix PHCD 113 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1971 Johnston Quartet No 4 Amazing Grace 1973 Gasparo CD 1020 GS 205 rec 1979 Kreisler Quartet in A Minor 1919 Naxos CD 8 572559 rec 2010 Martinon Quartet No 2 1967 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1967 Mendelssohn Quartet Op 12 Mercury MG 10065 EP 1 5066 rec 1950 Mendelssohn Quartet Op 12 Concert Disc M 1224 CS 224 CP 505 rec 1960 Mendelssohn Quartet Op 44 1 Concert Disc SP 505 CS 260 rec 1965 Mendelssohn Quartet Op 44 1 Koss Classics CD rec 1991 unreleased Mendelssohn Quartet Op 44 2 Concert Disc CD 224 M 1224 CP 505 rec 1960 Mendelssohn Quartet Op 44 2 Koss Classics CD rec 1991 unreleased Mendelssohn Quartet Op 44 2 Scherzo only Webcor 2922 3 Concert Tapes 22 3 1953 4 Mendelssohn Quartet Op 81 Concert Disc SP 505 CS 260 rec 1965 Mendelssohn String Quintet movement Andante Scherzando from Op 87 Concert Disc CP 505 CD 261 rec 1962 Mendelssohn String Octet Concert Disc SP 505 CS 261 Vanguard VRS 1003 rec 1957 1965 Mendelssohn String Quintet No 1 Op 18 w D Rossi Naxos CD 8 570488 rec 2007 Mendelssohn String Quintet No 2 Op 87 w D Rossi Naxos CD 8 570488 rec 2007 Mozart Flute Quartet K 285 Concert Disc CS 215 BSD CD 142 rec 1960 Mozart Flute Quartet K 285a Concert Disc CS 215 BSD CD 142 rec 1960 Mozart Flute Quartet K 285b Concert Disc CS 215 BSD CD 142 rec 1960 Mozart Flute Quartet K 298 Concert Disc CS 215 BSD CD 142 rec 1960 Mozart Horn Quintet K 407 Orion ORS 7281 Marquis CD 83108 Concert Disc CS 204 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1958 Mozart Oboe Quartet K 370 Orion ORS 7281 Marquis CD 83108 Concert Disc CS 204 BSD CD 142 rec 1958 Mozart Piano Concerto No 9 KV 271 arr I Lachner with A Goldstein Naxos CD 8 574164 rec 2019 Mozart Piano Concerto No 17 KV 453 arr I Lachner with A Goldstein Naxos CD 8 574164 rec 2019 Mozart Piano Concerto No 19 KV 459 arr I Lachner with A Goldstein Naxos CD rec 2022 Mozart Piano Concerto No 20 KV 466 arr I Lachner with A Goldstein Naxos CD 8 573398 rec 2014 Mozart Piano Concerto No 21 KV 467 arr I Lachner with A Goldstein Naxos CD 8 573398 rec 2014 Mozart Piano Concerto No 23 KV 488 arr I Lachner with A Goldstein Naxos CD 8 573736 rec 2017 Mozart Piano Concerto No 24 KV 491 arr I Lachner with A Goldstein Naxos CD 8 573736 rec 2017 Mozart Piano Concerto No 25 KV 503 arr I Lachner with A Goldstein Naxos CD rec 2022 Mozart Piano Quartet No 2 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1967 Mozart String Quartet Adagio and Fugue K 546 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1967 Mozart String Quartet K 387 Concertapes 23 4A Stereo 2 track rec 1952 63 Mozart String Quartet K 421 Concert Disc CS 227 M 1227 CS 504 SP 504 rec 1960 Mozart String Quartet K 428 Concert Disc CS 258 SP 504 rec 1965 Mozart String Quartet K 458 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1968 Mozart String Quartet K 465 Dissonant Lodia CD 7700 and 7704 rec 1986 Mozart String Quartet K 465 Concert Disc CS 227 M 1227 CS 504 SP 504 rec 1960 Mozart String Quartet K 499 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1967 Mozart String Quartet K 575 Concert Disc CS 258 SP 504 rec 1964 Mozart String Quartet K 589 Concert Disc SP 504 CS 1259 rec 1964 Mozart String Quartet K 590 Concert Disc SP 504 CS 1259 rec 1964 Mozart Clarinet Quintet K 581 R Kell Decca Concert Disc CS 203 Deutsche Grammophon BSD 135 rec 1951 and 1958 Mozart String Quintet K 174 w Y Gandelsman Lyrinx CD LYR 2214 Super Audio CD format rec 2001 Mozart String Quintet K 174 Vox box SVBX 557 M amp A CD 1159 rec 1974 Mozart String Quintet K 406 w Y Gandelsman Lyrinx CD LYR 2214 Super Audio CD format rec 2001 Mozart String Quintet K 406 w J Dupouy Lodia CD 7704 rec 1986 Mozart String Quintet K 406 Vox box SVBX 557 M amp A CD 1159 rec 1974 Mozart String Quintet K 515 w J Dupouy Lodia CD 7703 rec 1986 Mozart String Quintet K 515 w Y Gandelsman Lyrinx CD LYR 2214 Super Audio CD format rec 2001 Mozart String Quintet K 515 Vox box SVBX 557 M amp A CD 1159 rec 1974 Mozart String Quintet K 516 w J Dupouy Lodia CD 7703 rec 1986 Mozart String Quintet K 516 w Y Gandelsman Lyrinx CD LYR 2214 Super Audio CD format rec 2001 Mozart String Quintet K 516 Vox box SVBX 557 M amp A CD 1159 rec 1974 Mozart String Quintet K 593 w Y Gandelsman Lyrinx CD LYR 2214 Super Audio CD format rec 2001 Mozart String Quintet K 593 Vox box SVBX 557 M amp A CD 1159 rec 1974 Mozart String Quintet K 614 w Y Gandelsman Lyrinx CD LYR 2214 Super Audio CD format rec 2001 Mozart String Quintet K 614 Vox box SVBX 557 M amp A CD 1159 rec 1974 Peter Quintet No 1 Decca DXSA 7197 rec 1967 Peter Quintet No 2 Decca DXSA 7197 rec 1967 Peter Quintet No 3 Decca DXSA 7197 rec 1967 Peter Quintet No 4 Decca DXSA 7197 rec 1967 Peter Quintet No 5 Decca DXSA 7197 rec 1967 Peter Quintet No 6 Decca DXSA 7197 rec 1967 Prokofiev Quartet No 2 Gallante GG 1024 Mercury MG 10045 rec 1946 Prokofiev Quartet No 2 Gasparo GS 203 rec 1976 Rachmaninoff Quartet No 1 Lodia CD rec 1986 unreleased Raff The Mill Webcor 2922 3 Concert Tapes 22 3 rec 1953 4 Ravel Quartet Lodia CD 7702 rec 1986 Ravel Quartet Concert Disc CS 253 rec 1964 Ravel Quartet Mercury MG 10105 rec 1951 Saint Saens Barcarolle Op 108 piano quartet version w C Ortiz Naxos CD 8 572904 rec 2012 Saint Saens Piano Quartet Op 41 w C Ortiz Naxos CD 8 572904 rec 2012 Saint Saens Piano Quintet Op 14 w C Ortiz Naxos CD 8 572904 rec 2012 Saint Saens String Quartet No 1 Op 112 Naxos CD 8 572454 rec 2009 Saint Saens String Quartet No 2 Op 153 Naxos CD 8 572454 rec 2009 Schubert Moment Musical Webcor 2922 3 Concert Tapes 22 3 1953 4 Schubert Quartettsatz Mercury EP 1 5066 Mercury MG 10104 1951 Schubert Quartet D 804 Rosamunde Everest SDBR 3266 rec late 1960s Schubert Quartet D 810 Death and the Maiden Lodia CD 7700 rec 1986 Schubert Quartet D 810 Death and the Maiden Concert Disc CS 212 BSD 145 rec 1960 Schubert Quartet D 810 Death and the Maiden Mercury MG 10008 rec 1947 Schubert Quartet Op 29 Everest SDBR 3266 rec late 1960s Schubert Quartet Op 29 Mercury MG 10065 rec 1950 Schubert Quartet Op 125 D 87 BSD 143 rec 1960 2 Schubert Quartet Op 161 Mercury MG 10104 rec 1951 Schubert Octet D 803 Concert Disc CS 220 Everest 6082 BSD 143 rec 1960 Schubert Trout Quintet Concert Disc CS 206 M 1206 BSD 145 rec 1958 Schumann Marchenerzahlungen Op 132 w X Wang Naxos CD 8 572661 rec 2010 Schumann Piano Quartet Op 47 w X Wang Naxos CD 8 572661 rec 2010 Schumann Piano Quintet Op 44 w X Wang Naxos CD 8 572661 rec 2010 Schumann Quartet Op 41 No 1 Naxos CD 8 570151 rec 2006 Schumann Quartet Op 41 No 2 Naxos CD 8 570151 rec 2006 Schumann Quartet Op 41 No 3 Naxos CD 8 570151 rec 2006 Shifrin Quartet No 4 CRI CD 793 SD 358 M amp A CD 1154 rec 1961 Shostakovich Quartet No 1 Op 49 Gasparo Records LP GS 223 rec 1985 Shostakovich Quartet No 1 Op 49 Lyrinx CD Super Audio CD format unreleased rec 2000 Shostakovich Quartet No 3 Op 73 Ades Paris CD 14 161 2 rec 1989 Shostakovich Quartet No 3 Gasparo GS 203 rec 1976 Shostakovich Quartet No 3 Mercury Classics MG 10049 DM3 Gallante GG 1024 rec 1947 Shostakovich Quartet No 4 Op 83 Lyrinx CD Super Audio CD format unreleased rec 2000 Shostakovich Quartet No 7 Op 108 Ades CD 14 161 2 rec 1989 Shostakovich Quartet No 8 Op 110 Lyrinx CD Super Audio CD format unreleased rec 2000 Shostakovich Quartet No 11 Op 122 Ades CD 14 161 2 rec 1989 Spohr Nonet Op 31 Concert Disc LP CS 201 Saga XID 5147 LP ALC1266 CD rec 1958 Tchaikovsky Quartet No 1 Andante cantabile only Webcor 2922 3 Concert Tapes 22 3 1953 4 Turina La oracion del torero Gasparo Records LP GS 223 rec 1985 Turina La oracion del torero Webcor 2922 4 Concert Tapes 22 4 rec 1953 4 Wolf Italian Serenade Lodia CD 7701 rec 1986 Wolf Italian Serenade Hanssler Classic CD 93 024 rec 1998 Wolf Italian Serenade Webcor 2922 4 Concert Tapes 22 4 rec 1953 4 Wolf Quartet in D Minor Hanssler Classic CD 93 024 rec 1998 Wuorinen Quartet No 1 1971 Vox LP M amp A CD 4707 rec 1972 Ysaye Harmonies du Soir Op 31 1924 w Philharmonic Orchestra of Europe Naxos CD 8 572559 rec 2010 Zimbalist Quartet in E Minor 1931 rev 1959 Naxos CD 8 572559 rec 2010 References Edit String Quartet History San Francisco Classical Voice Fine Arts Quartet Membership History Fine Arts Quartet History Loft Abram 2003 How to Succeed in an Ensemble Reflections on a Life in Chamber Music p 107 ISBN 1574670786 Fine Arts Quartet concert series at UWM to end next year Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Menton Une Merveille De Festival Fine Arts Quartet Records 1910 1989 UWM Jacobson Bernard 2015 Star Turns and Cameo Appearances Memoirs of a Life Among Musicians p 111 ISBN 9781580465410 Fine Arts Quartet Naxos ASCAP Adventurous Programming Awards ASCAP External links EditFine Arts Quartet official website Fine Arts Quartet Archives Duchen Jessica December 2006 Sweet Smell of Success The Strad magazine pp 36 40 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fine Arts Quartet amp oldid 1133035110, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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