This album was recorded at Il Bagno Konzertgalerie, Steinfurt, Germany, from March 17th to 19th, 2007.
Performer Biography
The Fine Arts Quartet, founded in Chicago in 1946, is one of the most distinguished chamber music ensembles, with an extensive recording legacy and international touring history.
Performer Biography
As of 2008, three members of the Fine Arts Quartet — Ralph Evans, Efim Boico, and Yuri Gandelsman — had performed together for 25 years.
Composer Biography
Bernard Herrmann, another composer on this album, is best remembered for his film scores, including Orson Welles's Citizen Kane and Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ralph Evans, the Fine Arts Quartet's leader and composer, aimed to write music that was modernistic but distinct from academic serialists, featuring tuneful melodies, lively counterpoint, and piquant harmonies.
Composition History
Ralph Evans's First String Quartet had a protracted genesis, with parts written between 1966-68 and the work finally completed in 1995, nearly three decades later.
Composer Biography
George Antheil, a composer featured on this album, was known as the self-styled 'bad boy of American music'.
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