Fine Arts Quartet
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Formed in Chicago in 1946, the Fine Arts Quartet rank within the finest interpreters of classical violin works with more than 200 recordings and recitals that have won them an international reputation. The current line-up features violinists Ralph Evans and Efim Boico, who have performed together for more than 35 years, violist Juan-Miguel Hernandez and cellist Robert Cohen.
The earliest formation grew out of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1939 with violinists Leonard Sorkin and Ben Senescu, violist Sheppard Lehnhoff and cellist George Sopkin but due to the outbreak of World War II, they did not launch until 1946 when Joseph Stepansky stepped in for Senescu. National radio performances and appearances on primetime network television shows such as Ed Sullivan's led to widespread popularity and by the late 1970s the foursome had performed in around 270 venues in 28 nations.
They recorded the classic violin cycles by composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms but also commissioned and promoted works by contemporary composers including Bloch, Babbitt, Wuorinen and Shifrin. They gave premiers to a great many works including Shostakovich's 'Quartet Number Three' and quartets by Bartó, Dvorak and Debussy. Box sets include 'Bartók: Complete String Quartets' (2013), 'Beethoven: The Middle Quartets' (1999), 'The Fine Arts Quartet at WFMT' (2013) and 'Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18' (2011).
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Fine Arts Quartet
The Masterpieces, Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 7, 8 & 9, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky"
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- String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421: III. Menuetto and Trio. Allegretto
- String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
- Quintet In E Flat For French Horn And Strings, K, 407 - Finale: Rondo
- Oboe Quartet K.370 - Allegro
- String Quartet in C Major, Op. 64 No. 1, Hob.:65: IV. Finale. Presto
- Quintet In E Flat For Piano And Strings, K. 452 - Rondo: Allegretto
- String Quartet No. 41 in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6, Hob.III:49, "The Frog": IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
- Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat, Op. 20: I. Allegro moderato con fuoco
- String Quartet No. 41 in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6, Hob.III:49, "The Frog": II. Poco adagio
- Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat, Op. 20: III. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
- Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat, Op. 20: II. Andante
- String Quartet in C Major, Op. 64 No. 1, Hob.:65: II. Minuet. Allegretto ma non troppo
- Quintet In E Flat For Piano And Strings, K. 452 - Largo
- Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat, Op. 20: IV. Presto
- String Quartet in C Major, Op. 64 No. 1, Hob.:65: I. Allegro moderato
- String Quartet No. 41 in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6, Hob.III:49, "The Frog": I. Allegro spirituoso
- String Quartet No. 40 in F Major, Op. 50 No. 5, Hob.III:48, "A Dream": II. Poco adagio
- String Quartet No. 39 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50 No. 4, Hob.III:47: IV. Finale. Fuga. Allegro moderato
- String Quartet No. 40 in F Major, Op. 50 No. 5, Hob.III:48, "A Dream": I. Allegro moderato
- String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
- String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Rasumovsky": I. Andante - Allegro vivace
- String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Rasumovsky": II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
- String Quartet No. 39 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50 No. 4, Hob.III:47: I. Allegro spirituoso
- String Quartet No. 38 in E-Flat Major, Op. 50 No. 3, Hob.III:46: IV. Finale. Presto
