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Tokyo String Quartet

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Biography

Tokyo String Quartet were among the most highly regarded chamber ensembles around the world from the time they formed at the Juilliard School in New York in 1969 until they retired in 2013. From 1977, they were artists in residence at the Yale School of Music with a large number of recordings and more than 100 concerts performed each year around the world. At the time of their retirement only one original member was still with the quartet, violist Kazuhide Isomura. The original foursome studied at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo and after they formed their ensemble and achieved success in regional competitions, they landed a recording contract. They released more than 40 albums and performed at major concert halls around the world. They were nominated for six Grammy Awards for Best Chamber Music Performance and their 2009 release 'Beethoven: String Quartets: Op. 74 & 95' went to number 42 on Billboard's Classical Albums Chart.
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  2.   Allegro featuring Tokyo String Quartet
  3.   Rondo (Allegro) by Tokyo String Quartet
  4.   String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat, K.589: I. Allegro
  5.   Fantasia (Adagio) by Tokyo String Quartet
  6.   String Quartet No. 21 in D, K.575: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
  7.   Menuetto by Tokyo String Quartet
  8.   String Quartet No. 21 in D, K.575: II. Andante
  9.   String Quartet No. 21 in D, K.575: I. Allegretto
  10.   III. Andantino featuring Tokyo String Quartet
  11.   II. Adagio featuring Tokyo String Quartet
  12.   IV. Con moto featuring Tokyo String Quartet
  13.   String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: IV. Poco Allegretto con Variazioni
  14.   Introduction and Allegro for Harp with Accompaniment of String Quartet, Glute and Clarinet by Tokyo String Quartet
  15.   String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto
  16.   String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: I. Vivace
  17.   String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace
  18.   String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla Marcia, assai vivace
  19.   String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato
  20.   String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: II. Andante
  21.   String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: III. Agitato: Allegretto non Troppo
  22.   String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro
  23.   String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, 'Death and the Maiden': III. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
  24.   String Quartet No.14 in D Minor, D.810 "Death And The Maiden": IV. Presto
  25.   String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, 'Death and the Maiden': I. Allegro
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