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Tashi Quartet

Ensemble Tashi · Tashi
Formed 1973United States8 albums

ensemble of classical musicians, originally formed in 1973 as "Tashi"

Biography

The Tashi Quartet (originally known as TASHI) is an ensemble of violinist Ida Kavafian, pianist Peter Serkin, cellist Fred Sherry and, later, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, founded in 1973 for the purpose of playing Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen, as well as commissioning new works. The ensemble made several recordings for the RCA Red Seal label. After some 30 years of inactivity, in 2008 Tashi reunited for a tour to celebrate the centenary of Messiaen's birth. Peter Serkin was fascinated by the concept of ‘sound color,’ created by composer Olivier Messiaen. Its history was Messiaen’s experience in a prisoner of war camp. There he composed Quartet for the End of Time. It was based on the color of visions Messiaen had while suffering internment, and it was written for the only musicians at the camp. Their instruments: cello, clarinet, piano and violin. Serkin was compelled to form a group with those same instruments that would take Messiaen’s masterpiece forward in time. Once formed, the new quartet needed a name, and the name of Serkin’s Tibetan Terrier Tashi seemed perfect. Serkin purchased Tashi as a puppy from a Tibetan weaver while in Kathmandu. A Buddhist Lama...

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Members

Fred SherryIda KavafianPeter SerkinRichard Stoltzman

Songs recorded

  1. Quatrain II2 versions
  2. 3 Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 11: I. Mäßige Achtel
  3. 3 Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 11: II. Sehr bewegt
  4. 3 Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 11: III. Äußerst ruhig
  5. 3 Pieces for Clarinet Solo (1918): I. Sempre piano e molto tranquillo
  6. 3 Pieces for Clarinet Solo (1918): II. 𝅘𝅥𝅮 = 168
  7. 3 Pieces for Clarinet Solo (1918): III. 𝅘𝅥𝅮 = 160
  8. 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 7: I. Sehr langsam
  9. 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 7: II. Rasch
  10. 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 7: III. Sehr langsam
  11. 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 7: IV. Bewegt
  12. A Flock Descends Into the Pentagonal Garden
  13. Bess, You Is My Woman from “Porgy and Bess”
  14. Celebration II for Clarinet and Strings
  15. For Away
  16. I Got Rhythm from “Girl Crazy”
  17. L'Histoire du soldat: I. Marche du soldat
  18. L'Histoire du soldat: II. Le Violon du soldat
  19. L'Histoire du soldat: III. Petit concert
  20. L'Histoire du soldat: IV. Tango - Valse - Ragtime
  21. L'Histoire du soldat: V. Danse du diable
  22. Les Yeux clos
  23. Litany: I. Adagio
  24. Litany: II. Lento misterioso
  25. Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) from “Show Girl”
  26. M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen: Clarinet Quintet: I.
  27. Pastorale
  28. Piano Distance
  29. Promenade (Walking the Dog) from “Shall We Dance”
  30. Quartet for Violin, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone and Piano, op. 22: I. Sehr mäßig
  31. Quartet for Violin, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone and Piano, op. 22: II. Sehr schwungvoll
  32. Quatrain
  33. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps : Abîme des oiseaux
  34. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps : Dans de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes
  35. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps : Fuillis d’arcs‐en‐ciel, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
  36. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps : Intermède
  37. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps : Liturgie de cristal
  38. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps : Louange à l’Eternité de Jésus
  39. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps : Louange à l’Immortalité de Jésus
  40. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps : Vocalise, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
  41. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: I. Liturgie de cristal
  42. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: I. Liturgie de cristal. Bien modéré, en poudroiement harmonieux
  43. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: II. Vocalise, pour l' Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
  44. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: II. Vocalise, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps. Robuste, modéré - Presque vif, joyeux - Presque lent, impalpable, lointain - Presque vif - Modéré
  45. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: III. Abîme des oiseaux
  46. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: III. Abîme des oiseaux. Lent, expressif et triste - Presque vif, gai, capricieux - Modéré - Lent, expressif et triste
  47. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: IV. Intermède
  48. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: IV. Intermède. Décidé, modéré, un peu cif
  49. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: V. Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus. Infiniment lent, extatique
  50. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: V. Louange à l'èternité de Jésus
  51. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes
  52. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes. Décidé, vigoureux, granitique, un peu vif - Un peu plus vif - Plus vif - Presque lent, terrible et puissant
  53. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l' Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
  54. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps. Rêveur, presque lent - Robuste, modéré, un peu vif
  55. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: VIII. Louange à l'Immortalité de Jésus. Extrêmement lent et tendre, extatique
  56. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: VIII. Louange à l'immortalité de Jésus
  57. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, op. 30: I. Sehr lebhaft
  58. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, op. 30: II. Ruhig - Lebhaft - Tempo I
  59. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, op. 30: III. Schneller Ländler
  60. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, op. 30: IV. Arioso - Sehr ruhig
  61. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, op. 30: V. Sehr lebhaft
  62. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B‐flat major, op. 34: I. Allegro
  63. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B‐flat major, op. 34: II. Fantasia - Adagio ma non troppo
  64. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B‐flat major, op. 34: III. Menuetto Capriccio
  65. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B‐flat major, op. 34: IV. Rondo - Allegro giocoso
  66. Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in A major, K. 581: I. Allegro
  67. Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in A major, K. 581: II. Larghetto
  68. Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in A major, K. 581: III. Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II
  69. Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in A major, K. 581: IV. Allegretto con Variazioni - Var. I-IV - Adagio - Allegro
  70. Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn in E-flat major, op. 16: I. Grave - Allegro, ma non troppo
  71. Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn in E-flat major, op. 16: II. Andante cantabile
  72. Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn in E-flat major, op. 16: III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
  73. Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon in E-flat major, K. 452: I. Largo - Allegro moderato
  74. Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon in E-flat major, K. 452: II. Larghetto
  75. Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon in E-flat major, K. 452: III. Rondo. Allegretto
  76. Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major “The Trout”, D 667: I. Allegro vivace
  77. Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major “The Trout”, D 667: II. Andante
  78. Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major “The Trout”, D 667: III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio
  79. Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major “The Trout”, D 667: IV. Thema. Andantino - Var. I-V - Allegretto
  80. Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major “The Trout”, D 667: V. Finale. Allegro giusto
  81. Rendezvous
  82. Septet (1952/53): I. [Sonata allegro] 𝅘𝅥 = 88
  83. Septet (1952/53): II. Passacaglia. 𝅘𝅥 = 60
  84. Septet (1952/53): III. Gigue. 𝅘𝅥𝅮. = 112-116
  85. Suite Italienne: I. Introduzione. Allegro moderato
  86. Suite Italienne: II. Serenata. Larghetto
  87. Suite Italienne: III. Aria. Allegro all breve - Largo
  88. Suite Italienne: IV. Tarantella. Vivace
  89. Suite Italienne: V. Minuetto e Finale. Moderato - Molto vivace
  90. Tashi: I. Lento
  91. Tashi: II. Allegro
  92. Tashi: III. Interlude
  93. Tashi: IV. Allegro comodo
  94. Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Cello in B-flat major, op. 11: I. Allegro con brio
  95. Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Cello in B-flat major, op. 11: II. Adagio
  96. Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Cello in B-flat major, op. 11: III. Tema: Pria ch'io l'impegno. Allegretto
  97. Uninterrupted Rests: No. 1: Slowly, Sadly and as if to Converse with
  98. Uninterrupted Rests: No. 2: Quietly and with a Cruel Reverberation
  99. Uninterrupted Rests: No. 3: A Song of Love
  100. Variations for Piano, op. 27: I. Sehr mäßig
  101. Variations for Piano, op. 27: II. Sehr schnell
  102. Variations for Piano, op. 27: III. Ruhig fließend
  103. Water Ways
  104. Waves
  105. Who Cares? from “Of Thee I Sing”

Albums

Quartet for the End of Time
Quartet for the End of TimeOlivier Messiaen; Tashi · 1976
Chamber & Piano Works
Chamber & Piano WorksAnton Webern, Tōru Takemitsu; Peter Serkin, Tashi Quartet · 1983
Quatrain / Stanza I / Sacrifice / Ring / Valeria / A Flock Descends Into the Pentagonal Garden
Quatrain / Stanza I / Sacrifice / Ring / Valeria / A Flock Descends Into the Pentagonal GardenTakemitsu; TASHI, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, Yuji Takahashi, Hiroshi Wakasugi · 1988
Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps / Takemitsu: Quatrain II
Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps / Takemitsu: Quatrain IIMessiaen, Takemitsu; Tashi · 1997
Tashi Plays Takemitsu: Quatrain II / Water-ways / Waves
Tashi Plays Takemitsu: Quatrain II / Water-ways / WavesTakemitsu; Tashi, Peter Serkin, Richard Stoltzman, Ida Kavafian, Fred Sherry, Barbara Allen, Nancy Allen, David Frost, Richard Fitz, Ronald Borror, Richard Chamberlain, Robert Routch · 2006
Peter Serkin Plays Mozart
Peter Serkin Plays MozartMozart; Peter Serkin, English Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Schneider, Tashi Quartet, Peter Serkin · 2019
Rendezvous with Tashi
Rendezvous with TashiTashi, Richard Stoltzman
Tashi Plays Weber, Dahl & Douglas
Tashi Plays Weber, Dahl & DouglasWeber, Dahl, Douglas; Tashi

Source: MusicBrainz artist 0fa01947-47b2-4f34-ba29-d888a9380e8d (CC0).