Fine Arts Quartet
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 nearly 80 years, making it one of the longest enduring major string quartets. 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.
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Top Tracks
- String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59/3, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 3": IV. Allegro molto
- Quintet in A major for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello, K.581: 1. Allegro
- String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59/1, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 1": I. Allegro
- String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: IV. Allegro
- Quintet for Piano and Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Contrabass, D. 667 "The Trout": III. Scherzo. Presto
- Octet in F Major, Op. 166: V. Menuetto. Allegretto
- Flute Quartet in G Major, K. 285a: II. Tempo di Menuetto
- Quintet in A Major, K. 581: Quintet in A Major for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello, K. 581
- String Quintet No. 6 in E-Flat Major, K. 614: IV. Allegro
- String Quintet No. 6 in E-Flat Major, K. 614: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
- String Quintet No. 6 in E-Flat Major, K. 614: II. Andante
- String Quintet No. 6 in E-Flat Major, K. 614: I. Allegro di motto
- String Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593: IV. Allegro
- String Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
- String Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593: II. Adagio
- String Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593: I. Larghetto – Allegro – Larghetto
- String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516: IV. Adagio – Allegro
- String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516: III. Adagio ma non troppo
- String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516: II. Menuetto and Trio. Allegretto
- String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516: I. Allegro
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