Between 1966 and 1986, Earl Carlyss was a member of the Juilliard String Quartet during which time he performed over 2100 concerts and recorded more than 100 works. Three of their recordings, the Debussy and Ravel Quartets, the Schoenberg Quartets, and the Beethoven Quartets, received Grammy Awards for the "Best Chamber Music recording of the Year". In 2011 the quartet was given the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.