Fine Arts Quartet

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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)

Top songs

String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59/1, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 1": I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59/3, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 3": IV. Allegro molto
String Quartet No. 2, "Company": I. quarter note = 96
String Quartet No. 2, "Company": II. quarter note = 160
String Quartet No. 2, "Company": III. quarter note = 96
String Quartet No. 2, "Company": IV. quarter note = 160
String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59/2, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 2": III. Allegretto ("Theme russe")
Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, "Fifths": II. Andante o più tosto allegretto
Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667, "Trout Quintet": III. Scherzo. Presto

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String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421: II. Andante
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18: II. Andante con moto
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18: IV. Presto
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18: III. Allegro
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: IV. Allegro - Prestissimo
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non tanto
Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667, "Trout Quintet": II. Andante
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421: III. Menuetto and Trio. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421: I. Allegro moderato
String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465, "Dissonance": II. Andante cantabile
String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4 : II. Un poco Adagio Affettuoso
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, Op. 112: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465, "Dissonance": I. Adagio - Allegro
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto
String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4 : IV. Presto scherzando
Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, "Fifths": I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465, "Dissonance": IV. Allegro molto
String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465, "Dissonance": III. Menuetto. Allegro
String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp": II. Rondo
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4 : I. Allegro di Molto
String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421: IV. Allegretto ma non troppo
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, Op. 112: II. Molto allegro quasi presto
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, Op. 112: III. Molto adagio
String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4 : III. Allegretto alla zingarese
Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667, "Trout Quintet": IV. Andantino - Allegretto
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, Op. 112: IV. Allegro non troppo
Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, "Fifths": III. Menuetto. Allegro ma non troppo
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
String Quartet in F Major, Hess 32: IV. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102: II. Adagio molto
String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 153: I. Allegro animato
String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 153: II. Molto adagio - Andantino
String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro
Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, "Fifths": IV. Vivace assai
Fine Arts Quartet: Schubert's Trout Quintet: III. Scherzo. Presto
Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667, "Trout Quintet": V. Allegro giusto
Flute Quartet No. 2 in G Major, K. 285a: I. Andante
String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 153: III. Interludio e finale: Andantino - Allegretto con moto
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco Andante
Not Entered: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando Vivace
String Quartet No.5: II. Adagio molto
String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: I. Mesto - Vivace
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59/3, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 3": III. Menuetto
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: IV. Mesto - Molto tranquillo
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco Andante - VII. Allegro
Serenade In G Major, "Italienische Serenade" (Italian Serenade): Italian Serenade In G Major for String Quartet
"Italian Serenade" for string quartet in G major (1887)
String Quartet No.5: III. Scherzo alla bulgarese
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127: IV.Finale
String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102: III. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese
String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp": I. Adagio - Allegro
String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59/2, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 2": IV. Presto
String Quartet in F Major, Hess 32: II. Adagio molto
String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102: I. Allegro
String Quartet No.5: IV. Andante
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59/1, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 1": II. Allegro vivace e sempre scherzando
Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667, "Trout Quintet": I. Allegro vivace
String Quartet No.5: V. Finale - Allegro vivace
String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59/2, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 2": I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonance": II. Andante cantabile
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59/1, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 1": III. Adagio molto e mesto - IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59/3, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 3": I. Andante - Allegro vivace
String Quartet In D Major, M. 9: I. Poco Lento - Allegro
String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102: V. Finale. Allegro vivace
Quartet No. 19, K. 465 in C Dur "Dissonant": I. Adagio - allegro
String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59/2, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 2": II. Molto adagio
String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102: IV. Andante
Viola Quintet in C Minor, K. 406 [K. 516b]: II. Andante
Viola Quintet in C Minor, K. 406 [K. 516b]: I. Allegro
Viola Quintet in C Minor, K. 406 [K. 516b]: IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59/3, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 3": II. Andante con moto, quasi allegretto
String Quartet No.5: I. Mesto; Piu mosso, pesante - Vivace
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
String Quartet in F Major, Hess 32: I. Allegro con brio
String Quartet No.6: II. Mesto; Marcia
Minuet for String Quartet in A-Flat Major, WoO 209, Hess 33
String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp": III. Scherzo - IV. Theme with Variations
String Quartet No.8 In E Minor, Op. 59/2 "Rasumovsky 2": I. Allegro
Viola Quintet in C Minor, K. 406 [K. 516b]: III. Menuetto in Canone; Trio in Canone al Rovescio
Allegretto in B Minor, WoO 210
Intermezzo In D Minor, WAB 113
Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat, Op. 20: IV. Presto

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