Concord String Quartet


The Concord String Quartet was an American string quartet established in 1971. The members of the quartet were
Mark Sokol and
Andrew "Andy" Jennings, violins;
John Kochánowski, viola;
Norman Fischer, cello.
They gave their last regular concert on May 15, 1987. An anniversary concert was given in December 1996 at the Naumburg Foundation.

Discography

  • American String Quartets 1950–1970
  • George Rochberg: String Quartet No. 2
  • George Rochberg: String Quartet No. 3
  • Tison Street: String Quartet
  • Charles Ives: String Quartets No. 1 & 2
  • Lejaren Hiller: Quartet No. 6, Betsy Jolas: Quartet III
  • George Rochberg: Quartet No. 1; Duo Concertante ; Ricordanza
  • Leslie Bassett: Sextet"
  • Tison Street: Viola Quintet
  • Elsworth Milburn: String Quartet
  • Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in d minor, Opus 76 No. 2 "Quinten", Quartet in C major, Opus 76 No. 3, "Emperor"
  • Alexander Borodin: Quartet No. 2 in D major, Antonin Dvorak: Quartet No. 12 in F major, Opus 96, "American"
  • George Rochberg: Piano Quintet
  • George Rochberg: Quartets Nos. 4, 5, 6 "Concord"
  • George Rochberg: Quartet No. 7 with Leslie Guinn, baritone, Samuel Barber: Quartet, Opus 11, "Dover Beach" with Leslie Guinn
  • '''Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in a minor, Opus 132'''

    Awards

  • 1972 Walter Naumberg Chamber Music Award
  • 1973 Record World Classical Awards: "The Best Contemporary Work Recorded"
  • 1973 Stereo Magazine: "Best of the Year"
  • 1973 Grammy Nomination: "Best Chamber Music Work of the Year
  • 1973 Saturday Review: "Best of the Year"
  • 1974 Seventh Annual High Fidelity-Montreux International Competition Nomination
  • 1975 San Francisco Chronicle: "Best Record of the Year"
  • 1975 Grammy Nomination: "Best Chamber Music Performance"
  • 1977 New England Regional Emmy Award: "Outstanding Entertainment"
  • '''1978 Stereo Review: "Best Recordings of the Last 20 Years"'''

    Premiers (World and American)

  • Hugh Aitken "Opus 95 Revisited"
  • Jon Appleton "String Quartet"
  • William Bolcom "String Quartet No. 9"
  • Joel Chadabe "Soft Edges"
  • Avram David "String Quartet"
  • David Diamond "Piano Quintet"
  • James Drew "Lux Incognita"
  • Jacob Druckman "String Quartet No. 3"
  • Brian Fennelly "String Quartet"
  • Lukas Foss "Divertissement pour Micah", "Quartet Plus ", "String Quartet No. 3"
  • Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel "String Quartet"
  • Hans Werner Henze "String Quartets Nos. 3, 4, 5"
  • George Heussenstaum "String Quartet"
  • Lejaren Hiller "String Quartet Nos. 2, 4, 6"
  • Ben Johnston "Crossings"
  • Betsy Jolas "String Quartet No. 3 "
  • Gregory Kosteck "String Quartet No. 4"
  • Ezra Laderman "Octet", "String Quartet No. 5"
  • Lauren Levey "String Quartet "
  • David Lewin "String Quartet"
  • Robert Hall Lewis "String Quartet No. 3"
  • Steven Mackey "Fumeux Fume"
  • Gustav Mahler "Piano Quartet"
  • Ellsworth Milburn "String Quartet"
  • David Noon "String Quartet"
  • Krzysztof Penderecki "String Quartet No. 2"
  • James Riley "String Quartet"
  • George Rochberg "Cello Quintet", "Piano Quintet", "String Quartets Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7"
  • Mark Rosenberg "String Quartet"
  • Eric Salzman "Improvisation"
  • Julie Schwartz "In Return"
  • Sinya Shen "Four Character Pieces"
  • Noam Sheriff "String Quartet"
  • David Stock "String Quartet"
  • Francis Thorne "String Quartet No. 3"
  • Stanley Walden "Fandango"
  • Anton Webern "Scherzo-Trio", "String Quartet", "Trio"
  • Christian Wolff "String Quartet Exercises "
  • Elie Yardin "Rivercar"
  • '''Michael Young "String Quartet"'''