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These recordings, timings and comments show the character of each quartet. They were recorded over several years under various playing conditions, therefore the quality varies. These aren’t studio recordings, and little or no sound editing has been done other than fading in/out the short clips and setting a consistent audio level. We hope this is useful for folks trying to decide which quartets are appropriate to their needs. The pieces marked (*) are our own arrangements, and are for sale online at ScoreVivo. Also, we’re willing to swap for equivalent material. If you have comments, please EMAIL us at the address shown on our home page.

Updated February 2014

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Composer	Title	Arranger	Instrumentaton	Time	Remarks
Hiketick	3 Latin Dances (#2 of 3)		3+bass
Mozart	Abduction from Seriglio #1 #2 #3 #4 #5	Lotz	4 Bb	8:50	Good – kind of long
Mozart	Adagio and Allegro from Cassazione	Ephross	3+bass
Bach, J S	Air from Suite in D Major	Oday	3+bass		Military quartet book of arrangements - good
Bach, J S	Air on a G String	Dorff	3+bass
Tchaikovsky	Andante Cantabile	O’Day	3+bass		Military quartet book of arrangements - good
Granados	Andaluza	Granados	4 Bb
Greig	Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt Suite	Oday	3+bass		Military quartet book of arrangements - good
Skolnik	Arabesque		4 Bb	1:45	Not difficult - OK to perform - short
Roost	Arghulesques #1 #2 #3		3+bass	6:00	Middle-eastern sounds - good opener or closer - belly dancing music
Handel	Arrival of the Queen of Sheba	Kenny	4 Bb		Optional part for Bass
Gounod	Ave Maria	Smith*	3+bass	2:15
Fraoil	Ballad		3+bass	5:00	Good. Audiences like it.
Rossini	Barber of Seville	Dorff	3+bass
Beethoven	Beethoven Swings	Smith	3+bass	2:42	Faithfully transcribed from Pno Sonata #32, Mvt 2, Variation 3
Brubeck	Blue Rondo a la Turk	Sweric	3+bass	3:17	Good – difficult to play at tempo
Bach, J S	Bourree from English Suite	O’Day	3+bass		Military quartet book of arrangements - good
Carter	Canonic Suite#1 #2 #3		4 Bb	6:32	A classic, very good, tricky at times
Albeniz	Cataluna	Gore	4 Bb		Not difficult
Mack	Charleston	Gale	3+bass	2:36	Dixieland
Williams	Cantina Band	Vedder	3+bass	1:48	Pops – from Star Wars.
Debussy	Clair de Lune	Donatelli	3+bass	4:05	Great, audience pleaser
Roach	Clarinet Quartet		3+bass	7:09	OK
Stalpers	Clownery		3+bass	7:52	Good opener/closer
Cooke	Concertante		3+bass	13:50	Good - very long - medium difficulty
Telemann	Concerto #1 #2 #3	Simon	4 Bb		Easy to play
Chaminade	Dance Creole	Bueris	3+bass	2:22	3+bass or 4Bb
Debussy	Danse	Thilde	3+bass	5:46	Can be tricky in places
Dorff	Dark Romance		3+bass	3:15	Good - like Summer Etchings
Bloch	Denneriana	Williams*	3+bass	6:10	Very nice arrangement
Uhl	Divertimento		3+bass		Good
Willis	Divertimento #1 #2		3+bass	8:45	Very good to perform
Polack/Ory	Dixieland Medley #1 #2	Smith*	3+bass		Simple stuff
Mozart	Eine Kleine Nachtmusik #1 #2 #3 #4	O’Day	3+bass	16:00	Good but very long
Fucik	Entry of the Gladiators	Holcombe	3+bass	2:49
Dorff	Fast Walk		3+bass		Cute
Milhaud	Fiesta!	Smith	3+bass	2:32	From Ox on the Roof, Latin Dances only
Mendelssohn	Fingal's Cave	Smith*	3+bass	11:30	Long, but fun to play
Gaal	Four Romantic Pieces#1 #3 #4		3+bass		Good - audience pleaser - light - tricky rhythms
Desportes	French Suite #2 #3 #4		4 Bb		A classic, difficult
Piazzolla	Fugata	Eig	3+bass
Gounod	Funeral March of a Marionette	Dorff	3+bass	1:30	Nice – combine with Ave Maria
Appeldorn	Gestures #1 #2 #3		3+bass	7:13	A terrific quartet – fun to play and good for audience
Debussy	Golliwog's Cakewalk	Holcombe	3+bass	2:50	Easy - short
Kanno	Gravity from Wolf’s Rain	Vedder	3+bass	3:40	Kid’s games. Fun!
Fraioli	Italy / USA / Italy		3+bass	3:38	Nice!
Dorff	It Takes Four to Tango		3+bass
Steele	High Society	Smith*	3+bass	3:06	Famous Dixieland March, with A Picou solo
Pizzolia	Histoire du Tango #1 #2 #3		3+bass		Very good.
Brahms	Hungarian Dance #5	Janssens	3+bass	2:30	OK – works for recital
Cacavas	Impressions		4 Bb		Like "summer Etchings" OK – a little corny
Frioli	Italy-USA-Italy		3+bass	3:38	Nice!
Dorff	It Takes 4 to Tango		3+Bass
Traditional	Just a Closer Walk with Thee	Gale	3+bass		Dixieland
Granados	Jota	Gore	4 Bb		Not difficult
Rosssini	Largo Factotum	Fraioli	3+bass	5:03	Good
Milhaud	le Bouef sur le Toit / Ox on the Roof	Smith*	3+bass	3:10	Fun to play – audiences like it
Dvorak	Legends #10	Smith*	3+bass	3:56	We like this one
Dvorak	Legends #5	Smith*	3+bass
Dvorak	Legends #6	Smith*	3+bass	5:00	Time is approximate
Kondo	Legend of Zelda	Vedder	3+bass	3:42	From Kids videos. Fun!
Mozart	London Symphony #31	Smith*	3+bass	8:38
Mozart	Marriage of Figaro	Sweric
Greig	Morning from Peer Gynt Suite	Oday	3+bass		Military quartet book of arrangements - good
Smith*	Name that Tune		3+bass+perc	8:22	19 movie themes in 8 minutes.
Bliss	Nefinofo		3+bass	7:26	Commissioned for our quartet
Hidtoshi	Neon Genesis	Vedder	3+bass	3:50	From Kid’s video games, Nice!
Tschaikowsky	Nutcracker Suite Selections #1 #2 #3	Smith*	3+bass		OK for Christmas pops
Piazzolla	Oblivion	Eig	3+bass	5:35	Percussion added
Beethoven	Pathetique Sonata #1 #2 #3 #4	Oday	3+bass		Military quartet book of arrangements - good
Faure	Pavane	Ghidoni	3+bass	5:41	Nice arrangement – not difficult
Dubois	Petit concert devient grand#1 #2 #3		4 Bb	5:58	Good - tonal/classical
Erickson	Petite Suite		4 Bb	4:00	OK - pretty good
Chopin	Prelude 6	Williams*	Trio 2Bb+bass		Simple trio – sounds good
Marc - Charles	Prelude and Danse #1 #2		4 Bb	8:30	Good/difficult at tempo
Miller	Prelude and Scherzo		4 Bb	4:30	Good
Frescobaldi	Preludium and Fugue #1 #2	Oday	3+bass		Military quartet book of arrangements - good
DeBussy	Quartet Op 10	Anon	3+bass	6:40	A great quartet!
Barber	Quartet Op 11	Smith*	3+bass	4:56	Tough to get the intonation right.
Mendelssohn	Quartet Op 12 #1 #2 #3 #4	Simon	3+bass
Crusell	Quartetto #1 #2 #3 #4 #5	Kovacks	3+bass	20:00
Rossinni	Quartetto #3 Moderato	Frioli	3+bass	3:15
Dubois	Quartuor #1 #2 #3		4 Bb	7:17	Good for recital
Brahms	Rhapsody No 1 - Op 79	Williams*	3+bass	7:59	Very nice arrangement
Brahms	Rhapsody No 2 - Op 79	Williams*	3+bass	4:40	Very nice arrangement
Mozart	Romanze from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik	Leonard	3+bass	4:54	One movement only
Yost	Rondo		3+bass	3:50	Fun to play
Traditional	Royal Garden Blues	Nagle	3+bass	2:50	Dixieland
Debussy	Sarabande		3+bass	3:50	Short, but good to combine with other Debussy
Smith	Saint James Infirm’ry		3+bass	5:28	Six classical variations on the traditional tune
Stack	Scherzo		3+bass	4:00	Good - 5/8 - very difficult to coordinate in spots
Albeniz	Sevilla	Karabell	3+bass		Not difficult
Dvorak	Slavonic Dances#1 #2 #3 #4	Spink	3+bass
Bach, J S	Sleepers Wake	Oday	3+bass		Military quartet book of arrangements - good
Ingram	Smile Smile Smile	Verred	3+bass	4:02	From the Little Pony
Schubert	Sonata for Piano - movt 1	Ellis-McLeod	3+bass		OK
Schubert	Sonata for Piano - movt 2	Ellis-McLeod	3+bass		OK
Schubert	Sonata for Piano - movt 3	Ellis-McLeod	3+bass		Good for performance
Kabalelesky	Sonatina	Holcombe	3+bass	5:00
Kibbe	Sonatina		3+bass	5:00	OK to perform - good music - not difficult
Bliss	Spiritual Variations		3+bass	4:24	Like Nefinofo
Smith	Spooky Action at a Distance		3+bass	2:30	Part of a Halloween program.
Smith	Suite #1 #2 #3		4 Bb	7:45
Bowles	Suite for 4 Clarinets		4 Bb	5:32	We like it, since two of us studied with Bowles
Desportes	Suite Italiene #2 #3		4 Bb		OK – but we like French Suite better
Mendelssohn	Suite Op 72 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5	Wilkinson	4 Bb	7:32	Can use bass instead of 4th Bb
McKay	Summer Etching#1 #2		4 Bb	4:15	OK for recital
Frioli	Take the Cavallini Caprices		3+bass	5:02	Fun. Audiences like it.
Smith*	Terpsichorean Suite #1 #2 #3 #4 #5		3+bass	13:30	3:11; Jig 3:00; Blues 2:26; Waltz 2:20; Boogie 2:38
Pollak	That’s a’Plenty	Smith*	3+bass		Dixieland
Villa Lobos	Three Fairy Tales	Schmidt	3+bass
Abreau	Tico Tico w/percussion	Smith*	3+bass	2:58	Everybody has recorded it.
Schumann	Traumerei	Oday	3+bass		Not as good as Williams Arrangement
Schumann	Traumerei (trio)	Williams*	2+bass	2:24	Good
Tomasi	Trois Divettissments #1 #2 #3		4 Bb	6:00	A great quartet !
Cervantes	Two Cuban Dances#1 #2	Denwood	3+bass
Tchaikovsky	Waltz from Serenade for Strings	Oday	3+bass		Military quartet book of arrangements - good
Tschaikowsky	Waltz from Serenade for Strings	Sacci	3+bass	4:10
Tschaikowsky	Waltz from Symphony #5	Gee	3+bass
Turner and Layton	Way Down Yonder in New Orleans	Gale	3+bass	2:05	Dixieland
Granados	Zarabande	Gore	4 Bb		OK – not difficult