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Emerson String Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert

In one of its very final performances ever, the durable and beloved string quartet says farewell with music by Beethoven, Walker and Ravel.
Emerson String Quartet performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C.

The cameras were rolling long before the played a note behind the Tiny Desk. A documentary film crew followed the band into our lobby and kept rolling tape as the players unpacked their instruments,

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