THE FINE ARTS QUARTET AT WFMT RADIO
Music & Arts CD-1154 (8 CDs)
Unreleased recordings of broadcast performances, 1967-73
Leonard Sorkin, violin; Abram Loft, violin; Gerald Stanick, viola; George Sopkin, cello. *
Leonard Sorkin, violin; Abram Loft, violin; Bernard Zaslav, viola; George Sopkin, cello. **
Leonard Sorkin, violin; Gerald Stanick, viola; George Sopkin, cello; John Browning, piano ***
Sound restoration by Maggi Payne (2004)
Notes by Abram Loft
Total time: 9 hrs. 15 min. [AAD] |
Disc 1 |
| BEETHOVEN : String Quartet No. 7 in F major ("Rasumovsky 1"), Op. 59, No. 1 (7 October 1969)** |
| 1 |
Allegro |
11:29 |
| 2 |
Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando |
9:43 |
| 3 |
Adagio molto e mesto |
11:05 |
| 4 |
Thčme Russe: Allegro |
8:24 |
| BEETHOVEN : String Quartet No. 8 in E minor ("Rasumovsky
2"), Op. 59, No. 2 (1969)** |
| 5 |
Allegro |
8:16 |
| 6 |
Molto adagio. Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento |
12:32 |
| 7 |
Allegretto |
4:59 |
| 8 |
Presto |
5:44 |
Disc 2 |
| BEETHOVEN : String Quartet No. 9 in C major ("Rasumovsky
3"), Op. 59, No. 3 (Jan. 1967)* |
| 1 |
Introduzione: Andante con moto-Allegro vivace |
8:25 |
| 2 |
Andante con moto quasi Allegretto |
8:36 |
| 3 |
Menuetto: Grazioso |
5:09 |
| 4 |
Allegro molto |
5:57 |
| BEETHOVEN : String Quartet No. 15 in A minor ("Heiliger Dankgesang"), Op. 132 (Early 1967)* |
| 5 |
Assai sostenuto-Allegro |
9:35 |
| 6 |
Allegro ma non tanto |
6:47 |
| 7 |
Molto adagio-Andante (Hymn of thanksgiving to the Almighty, from a convalescent, in the Lydian mode |
13:36 |
| 8 |
Alla marcia, assai vivace-Piů allegro |
2:12 |
| 9 |
Allegro appassionato |
6:40 |
Disc 3 |
| HAYDN : String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, H. 2/6, Op. 1/0 (1968-1973?)** |
| 1 |
Presto |
3:11 |
| 2 |
Menueto |
4:05 |
| 3 |
Adagio |
3:32 |
| 4 |
Menuet |
3:36 |
| 5 |
(Finale) Presto |
1:42 |
| HAYDN : String Quartet in F major, H. 3/11 (spurious, arr. of divertimento H. 2/44), Op. 2, No. 5 (1968-1973?)** |
| 6 |
Presto |
2:06 |
| 7 |
Menuet |
3:30 |
| 8 |
Largo |
4:19 |
| 9 |
Menuet |
2:08 |
| 10 |
Finale |
1:05 |
| HAYDN : String Quartet No. 10 in B flat major, H. 3/12, Op. 2, No. 6 (1968-1973?)** |
| 11 |
Adagio |
7:20 |
| 12 |
Menuetto |
3:19 |
| 13 |
Scherzo: Presto |
2:20 |
| 14 |
Menuet |
2:27 |
| 15 |
(Finale) Presto |
2:14 |
| HAYDN : String Quartet No. 23 in F minor, H. 3/35, Op. 20, No. 5 (1968-1973?)**. |
| 16 |
Moderato |
5:49 |
| 17 |
Menuetto |
4:37 |
| 18 |
Adagio |
5:57 |
| 19 |
Finale: Fuga a due soggetti |
2:36 |
Disc 4 |
| HAYDN : String Quartet No. 52 in E flat major, H. 3/64, Op. 64, No. 6 (1968-1973?)** |
| 1 |
Allegretto |
5:10 |
| 2 |
Andante |
4:12 |
| 3 |
Menuetto: Allegretto |
3:20 |
| 4 |
Finale: Presto |
3:52 |
| HAYDN : String Quartet No. 63 in B flat major ("Sunrise"), H. 3/78, Op. 76, No. 4 (1968-1973?)** |
| 5 |
Allegro con spirito |
6:13 |
| 6 |
Adagio |
5:27 |
| 7 |
Menuetto: Allegro |
4:11 |
| 8 |
Finale: Allegro ma non troppo |
4:21 |
| HAYDN : String Quartet No. 65 in E flat major, H. 3 , Op. 76, No. 6 (1968-1973?)** |
| 9 |
Allegretto |
7:04 |
| 10 |
Fantasia: Adagio |
6:39 |
| 11 |
Menuetto: Presto |
4:09 |
| 12 |
Finale: Allegro spirituoso |
3:26 |
Disc 5 |
| MOZART : String Quartet No. 17 in B flat major ("Hunt"), K. 458 (1968 or later)** |
| 1 |
Allegro vivace assai |
6:39 |
| 2 |
Minuetto: Moderato |
4:19 |
| 3 |
Adagio |
6:56 |
| 4 |
Allegro assai |
4:32 |
| MOZART : String Quartet No. 20 in D major ("Hoffmeister"), K. 499 (Jan. 1967)* |
| 5 |
Allegretto |
6:33 |
| 6 |
Menuetto: Allegretto |
3:00 |
| 7 |
Adagio |
8:21 |
| 8 |
Allegro |
4:42 |
| MOZART : Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat major, (17 Jan. 1967)*** |
| 9 |
Allegro |
10:03 |
| 10 |
Larghetto |
7:34 |
| 11 |
Allegretto |
7:50 |
Disc 6 |
| MOZART : Adagio and Fugue for string quartet (or string orchestra) in C minor, K. 546
(17 Jan. 1967)* |
| 1 |
Adagio |
3:11 |
| 2 |
Fugue |
4:15 |
| BRAHMS : Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 (1967)* |
| 3 |
Allegro ma non troppo |
9:06 |
| 4 |
Andante moderato |
8:50 |
| 5 |
Quasi Minuetto moderato |
5:18 |
| 6 |
Finale: Allegro non assai |
6:56 |
| HUSA : Quartet No. 3 (1969 or later)** |
| 7 |
Allegro moderato |
5:45 |
| 8 |
Lento assai |
4:54 |
| 9 |
Allegro possibile |
5:29 |
| 10 |
Adagio |
5:05 |
| SHIFRIN : Quartet No. 4 (13 Apr. 1969)** |
| 11 |
Lirico |
7:25 |
| 12 |
Comodo, Delicately, Leisurely |
6:53 |
| 13 |
Maestevole-Allegro |
6:38 |
Disc 7 |
| BEETHOVEN : Quartet in F, Op. 18, No. 1 (Jan. 1971)** |
| 1 |
Allegro con brio |
9:29 |
| 2 |
Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato |
9:54 |
| 3 |
Scherzo: Allegro molto |
3:19 |
| 4 |
Allegro |
6:34 |
BRAHMS: Trio in E flat, Op. 40, for Piano, Violin and French horn (Jan. 1971)
Leonard Sorkin, violin; Barry Tuckwell, horn; Naomi Zaslav,
piano |
| 5 |
Andante |
7:36 |
| 6 |
Scherzo: Allegro |
7:06 |
| 7 |
Adagio mesto |
7:48 |
| 8 |
Finale: Allegro con brio |
6:12 |
MOZART : Horn Quintet in E flat, K. 407 / K. 386c (Jan. 1971)
Leonard Sorkin, violin; Abram
Loft, viola; Bernard Zaslav, viola; George Sopkin, cello; Barry Tuckwell, horn |
| 9 |
Allegro |
6:28 |
| 10 |
Andante |
6:47 |
| 11 |
Allegro |
3:54 |
Disc 8 |
| BARTÓK: Third String Quartet Sz. 85, BB 93
(1967)* |
| 1 |
Prima parte: Moderato |
5:32 |
| 2 |
Seconda parte: Allegro |
6:13 |
| 3 |
Ricapitulazione della prima parte: Moderato |
3:11 |
| 4 |
Coda: Allegro molto |
2:09 |
| HINDEMITH: Quartet No. 3, Op. 22 (Jan. 1967)* |
| 5 |
Fugato: Very Slow Quarter |
5:01 |
| 6 |
Fast Eighth: Very Energetic |
4:59 |
| 7 |
Easy Quarter: Always Flowing |
7:10 |
| 8 |
Moderately Fast Quarter |
1:44 |
| 9 |
Rondo: Comfortably and with Grace |
4:30 |
| MARTINON: Quartet No. 2, Op. 54 (20/21 Feb. 1967)* |
| 10 |
Preludio: Moderato assai |
6:33 |
| 11 |
Intermezzo: Allegretto |
3:26 |
| 12 |
Grave e Scherzo |
9:17 |
| 13 |
Epilogo Drammatico: Moderato assai-Furioso |
6:28 |