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'A thoroughly winning CD. Should anyone be wondering 'who on earth is
Ralph Evans?', he's been first violinist of the Fine Arts Quartet
since 1982 and here his non-derivative, audience friendly Quartet No 1
in three movements (1995) prefaces the programme. In the accompanying
notes, Evans recalls the work's piecemeal composition.
The Fine Arts Quartet, an internationally acclaimed ensemble, was
founded (Chicago, 1946) by Leonard Sorkin and George Sopkin; it can
consequently claim a history of recording and touring lasting over
half a century. The present personnel are still going strong and
Naxos' typically generous 62.5 minutes of wholly engaging playing time
reveals the ensemble in its element.'
Howard Smith's full illustrated review is published in today's Music &
Vision magazine.
