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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. 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. The Quartet members have helped nurture many young international ensembles. Their first teaching residency, 1951–1954, at Northwestern University,was followed by a 55 year residency, 1963-2018 (concluded in January 2018), as Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.In 1982, Leonard Sorkin founded the Chamber Music Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and became its first director and served in that
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String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59/1, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 1": I. Allegro
1,0422String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
9123String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59/3, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 3": IV. Allegro molto
7984String Quartet No. 2, "Company": I. quarter note = 96
6955String Quartet No. 2, "Company": II. quarter note = 160
6826String Quartet No. 2, "Company": III. quarter note = 96
6597String Quartet No. 2, "Company": IV. quarter note = 160
6468String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59/2, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 2": III. Allegretto ("Theme russe")
5559Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, "Fifths": II. Andante o più tosto allegretto
41510Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667, "Trout Quintet": III. Scherzo. Presto
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The 99 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces
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The Works of Philip Glass
Beethoven: String Quartets No. 7-9 (Razumovsky Quartets), 10 and 14
Saint-Saens: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
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Schubert: Trout Quintet & Selected Symphonies
Beethoven: String Quartet Nos. 3 & 4 - Mozart: String Quartet Nos. 15 & 19 (Digitally Remastered)
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Beethoven: Works for String Quartet
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Monday Motivation: Classical Music to Start Your Week
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EVANS, R.: String Quartet No. 1 / GLASS, P.: String Quartet No. 2 / ANTHEIL, G.: String Quartet No. 3 / HERRMANN, B.: Echoes
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Fine Arts Quartet: Schubert's Trout Quintet
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Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4 - Mozart: String Quartets Nos. 15 & 19 (Digitally Remastered)