Fine Arts Quartet at WFMT Radio

The American Fine Arts Quartet was one of the best-known American string quartets until it was dissolved in 1979. In addition to the classical masterpieces of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, the repertoire also included numerous contributions to the genre by American composers, which were often premiered by the ensemble. Most of the ensemble's commercial recordings are long gone, but archive tapes on Chicago broadcaster WFMT were recently discovered. The American label Music & Arts is now bringing these recordings in a carefully edited 8 CD box with a new commentary by the second violinist Abraham Loft.

Works: 

 • Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 'Rasumovsky No. 1'
 • Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 'Rasumovsky No. 2'
 • Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 'Rasumovsky No. 3'
 • Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
 • Haydn: String Quartet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 0, Hob. II:6
 • Haydn: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 2, No. 5, Hob. III:11
 • Haydn: String Quartet No. 10 in B-Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 6, Hob. III:12
 • Haydn: String Quartet No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5, Hob. III:35
 • Haydn: String Quartet No. 52 in E-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 6, Hob. III:64
 • Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 4 in B flat major 'Sunrise'
 • Haydn: String Quartet No. 65 in E-Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 6, Hob. III:80, "Fantasia"
 • Mozart: String Quartet No. 17 in B flat major, K458 'The Hunt'
 • Mozart: String Quartet No. 20 in D major, K499 'Hoffmeister'
 • Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat major, K493
 • Mozart: Adagio & Fugue in C minor for Strings, K546
 • Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2
 • Husa: String Quartet No. 3
 • Shifrin: String Quartet No. 4
 • Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
 • Brahms: Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
 • Mozart: Horn Quintet in E flat, K407
 • Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, Sz 85
 • Hindemith: String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22 (1921) (previously No. 3)
 • Martinon: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 54