The Quartet also continues to record actively, with over 70 works recorded since 1985. The latest releases include: the Franck Quartet and Piano Quintet (8.572009), the Fauré Piano Quintets with Cristina Ortiz (8.570938), the complete Bruckner chamber music (8.570788); the complete Mendelssohn String Quintets (8.570488) which MusicWeb International named a “Recording of the Year 2008”; the complete Schumann Quartets (8.570151) which the American Record Guide
in 2007 called “one of the very finest chamber music recordings of the year”; chamber music by Glazunov (
8.570256) which
MusicWeb International named one of the best “Recordings of the Year 2007”; quartets by American composers Antheil, Herrmann, Glass, and Evans (
8.559354), a
BBC Music Magazine choice; complete Mendelssohn String Quintets (
8.570488); the complete Dohnányi Quartets and Quintets; and the complete early Beethoven Quartets (on SACD). Naxos releases planned for 2009–10 include three Beethoven String Quintets.
Special recognition was given for the Quartet’s commitment to contemporary music: a 2003–2004 national CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, given jointly by Chamber Music America and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. Documentaries on the Fine Arts Quartet have appeared on both French and American Public Television.
For more information on the Fine Arts Quartet, including a complete discography, please visit: www.fineartsquartet.org.
See Naxos interview with Ralph Evans of Fine Arts Quartet.

Members of the Fine Arts Quartet (leftright):
Ralph Evans (violin I), Efim Boico (violin II), Wolfgang Laufer (cello), Nicolò Eugelmi (viola)
Photo: Angelo Tortorella (with modification by Vivian Li)

Photo courtesy of Angelo Tortorella