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25 Years (10-CD Set)

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1.01John's Book of Alleged Dances: Judah to Ocean (Adams)2:22
1.02John's Book of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple (Adams)1:13
1.03John's Book of Alleged Dances: Dog Jam (Adams)2:30
1.04John's Book of Alleged Dances: Pavane: She's So Fine (Adams)6:29
1.05John's Book of Alleged Dances: Rag the Bone (Adams)2:59
1.06John's Book of Alleged Dances: Habanera (Adams)4:46
1.07John's Book of Alleged Dances: Stubble Crotchet (Adams)2:39
1.08John's Book of Alleged Dances: Hammer & Chisel (Adams)1:11
1.09John's Book of Alleged Dances: Alligator Escalator (Adams)3:50
1.10John's Book of Alleged Dances: Ständchen: The Little Serenade (Adams)4:52
1.11John's Book of Alleged Dances: Judah to Ocean (Reprise) (Adams)2:31
1.12Fratres (Pärt)9:25
1.13Psalom (Pärt)2:00
1.14Summa (Pärt)5:11
1.15Missa Syllabica: Kyrie (Pärt)2:06
1.16Missa Syllabica: Gloria (Pärt)2:45
1.17Missa Syllabica: Credo (Pärt)4:27
1.18Missa Syllabica: Sanctus (Pärt)0:55
1.19Missa Syllabica: Angus Dei (Pärt)1:45
1.20Missa Syllabica: Ite, missa est (Pärt)0:25
2.01Traveling Music: I. Gentle, easy (Benshoof)2:15
2.02Traveling Music: II. Moderate (Benshoof)8:19
2.03Traveling Music: III. Driving (Benshoof)8:19
2.04Song of Twenty Shadows (Benshoof)11:17
2.05Five Tango Sensations: Asleep—Dreaming (Piazzolla)5:23
2.06Five Tango Sensations: Loving (Piazzolla)6:11
2.07Five Tango Sensations: Anxiety (Piazzolla)4:52
2.08Five Tango Sensations: Despertar—Anxiety (Piazzolla)6:03
2.09Five Tango Sensations: Fear (Piazzolla)4:00
2.10Four, for Tango (Piazzolla)3:58
3.01Piano and String Quartet (Feldman)79:33
4.01String Quartet No. 4 (Buzcak): I. (Glass)7:54
4.02String Quartet No. 4 (Buzcak): II. (Glass)6:18
4.03String Quartet No. 4 (Buzcak): III. (Glass)8:38
4.04String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): 1957—Award Montage (Glass)3:27
4.05String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): November 25—Ichigaya (Glass)1:19
4.06String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): 1934—Grandmother and Kimitake (Glass)2:40
4.07String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): 1962—Body Building (Glass)1:39
4.08String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): Blood Oath (Glass)3:11
4.09String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): Mishima/Closing (Glass)2:56
4.10String Quartet No. 2 (Company): I. (Glass)2:09
4.11String Quartet No. 2 (Company): II. (Glass)1:34
4.12String Quartet No. 2 (Company): III. (Glass)1:28
4.13String Quartet No. 2 (Company): IV. (Glass)2:04
4.14String Quartet No. 5: I. (Glass)1:11
4.15String Quartet No. 5: II. (Glass)2:59
4.16String Quartet No. 5: III. (Glass)5:28
4.17String Quartet No. 5: IV. (Glass)4:39
4.18String Quartet No. 5: V. (Glass)7:37
5.01The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind: Prelude: Calmo, sospeso (Golijov)3:14
5.02The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind: I. Agitato—Con fuoco—Maestro—Senza misura, oscilante (Golijov)8:33
5.03The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind: II. Teneramente—Ruvido—Presto (Golijov)10:34
5.04The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind: III. Calmo, sospeso—Allegro pesante (Golijov)7:07
5.05The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind: Postlude: Lento, liberamente (Golijov)2:20
5.06Quartet No. 4 (Gubaidulina)11:47
5.07Mugam Sayagi (Ali-Zadeh)21:27
6.01Quasi una Fantasia: String Quartet No. 2, Op.64: I. Largo (Sostenuto—Mesto) (Górecki)8:08
6.02Quasi una Fantasia: String Quartet No. 2, Op.64: II. Decisio—Energico (Marcatissimo sempre) (Górecki)6:45
6.03Quasi una Fantasia: String Quartet No. 2, Op.64: III. Arioso: Adagio cantabile (Górecki)7:23
6.04Quasi una Fantasia: String Quartet No. 2, Op.64: IV. Allegro (Sempre con grande pasione e molto marcato) (Górecki)9:31
6.05Already It Is Dusk, Quartet No. 1, Op. 62 (Górecki)13:58
7.01Different Trains: America—Before the War (Reich)8:59
7.02Different Trains: Europe—During the War (Reich)7:31
7.03Different Trains: After the War (Reich)10:19
7.04Black Angels: I. Departure (Crumb)5:26
7.05Black Angels: II. Absence (Crumb)5:25
7.06Black Angels: III. Return (Crumb)7:13
8.01Cadenza on the Night Plain: Introduction (Riley)2:21
8.02Cadenza on the Night Plain: Cadenza: Violin I (Riley)2:33
8.03Cadenza on the Night Plain: Where Was Wisdon When We Went West? (Riley)3:07
8.04Cadenza on the Night Plain: Cadenza: Viola (Riley)2:24
8.05Cadenza on the Night Plain: March of the Old Timers Reefer Division (Riley)2:14
8.06Cadenza on the Night Plain: Cadenza: Violin II (Riley)2:06
8.07Cadenza on the Night Plain: Tuning to Rolling Thunder (Riley)4:53
8.08Cadenza on the Night Plain: The Night Cry of Black Buffalo Woman (Riley)2:53
8.09Cadenza on the Night Plain: Cadenza: Cello (Riley)1:08
8.10Cadenza on the Night Plain: Gathering of the Spiral Clan (Riley)5:25
8.11Cadenza on the Night Plain: Captain Jack Has the Last Word (Riley)1:35
8.12G Song (Riley)9:36
8.13Salome Dances for Peace: III. The Gift: Echoes of Primordial Time (Riley)11:15
8.14Salome Dances for Peace: III. The Gift: Mongolian Winds (Riley)4:10
8.15Salome Dances for Peace: V. Good Medicine: Good Medicine Dance (Riley)13:29
9.01Quartet No. 2: I. Moderato (Glass)3:12
9.02Quartet No. 2: II. Agitato (Glass)5:36
9.03Quartet No. 2: III. Mesto (Glass)6:41
9.04Quartet No. 2: IV. Moderato (Glass)6:22
9.05Quartet No. 4: I. Lento (Glass)9:01
9.06Quartet No. 4: II. Allegro (Glass)7:00
9.07Quartet No. 4: III. Lento (Glass)5:57
9.08Quartet No. 4: IV. Vivace (Glass)3:21
9.09Quartet No. 4: V. Lento (Glass)9:16
9.10Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled with Grief (Schnittke)8:13
10.01Jabiru Dreaming, Quartet No. 11: I. Deciso (Sculthorpe)5:03
10.02Jabiru Dreaming, Quartet No. 11: II. Amoroso (Sculthorpe)7:30
10.03Quartet No. 8: I. Con dolore (Sculthorpe)2:03
10.04Quartet No. 8: II. Risoluto; calmo (Sculthorpe)3:14
10.05Quartet No. 8: III. Con dolore (Sculthorpe)3:02
10.06Quartet No. 8: IV. Con precisione (Sculthorpe)1:35
10.07Quartet No. 8: V. Con dolore (Sculthorpe)1:50
10.8From Ubirr (Sculthorpe)11:12
10.9Tragedy at the Opera (Phan)6:29
10.10White Man Sleeps, Quartet No. 1: First Dance (Volans)4:03
10.11White Man Sleeps, Quartet No. 1: Second Dance (Volans)5:05
10.12White Man Sleeps, Quartet No. 1: Third Dance (Volans)3:23
10.13White Man Sleeps, Quartet No. 1: Fourth Dance (Volans)6:16
10.14White Man Sleeps, Quartet No. 1: Fifth Dance (Volans)3:20

News & Reviews

  • Wednesday, May 1, 2013

    Lincoln Center Out of Doors to Feature Kronos at 40, Kronos Quartet "Festival Within a Festival," Starting July 24

    The schedule for this summer’s Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival has been announced. Featured among its 100 free performances in the plazas of NYC's Lincoln Center is Kronos at 40, curated in collaboration with Kronos Quartet to mark its 40th anniversary. This five-day "festival within a festival" launches the larger festival on July 24 and includes 28 concerts and events with daily appearances by Kronos plus performances by other artists. Kronos Quartet performs at Carnegie Hall this Friday, May 3, and will receive an honorary degree from Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts later this month.

  • Wednesday, April 24, 2013

    Cal Performances 2013–14 Season to Include Kronos Quartet, Joshua Redman, Richard Goode; Jeremy Denk to Curate Ojai North!

    Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley, has announced its 2013–14 concert season, which will feature performances from a number of Nonesuch artists: Kronos Quartet, which celebrates its 40th anniversary with two concerts at Zellerbach Hall; Joshua Redman, whose Quartet performs songs from his new album, Walking Shadows; and Richard Goode, performing music by Janáček, Schubert, and Debussy. Additionally, Cal Performances and the Ojai Music Festival present Ojai North!, of which pianist Jeremy Denk is this season's music director.

About this Album

Culminating a nearly yearlong international celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Kronos Quartet in 1998, Nonesuch Records released a 10-CD box set retrospective in October entitled 25 Years. The collection includes a rich sampling of recordings of some of the new classics of contemporary music along with several new recordings of works by some of the most notable composers of this century.

David Harrington formed Kronos Quartet in 1973 after hearing a performance of George Crumb’s Black Angels on the radio. That piece, written by Crumb in 1970 for amplified strings and percussion and subsequently staged by Kronos, radically changed the conception of the traditional string quartet and spurred the members of the quartet to seek out adventurous repertoire from living composers around the globe.

At the time of their 25-years anniversary in 1998, the group had performed more than 600 works and has commissioned 400 new works by composers spanning six continents and four generations. The 25 Years collection demonstrates the role that the Kronos Quartet has played in literally creating a repertoire. The string quartets of Górecki, Glass and Schnittke, Reich’s Different Trains, Feldman’s Quintet, and Crumb’s Black Angels are just a handful of works that have formed an integral part of the contemporary music repertoire.

The 10-CD box set 25 Years also includes world premiere recordings of works by Ken Benshoof (Traveling Music, Song of Twenty Shadows) and P.Q. Phan (Tragedy at the Opera), as well as new recordings of works by Astor Piazzolla (Four, for Tango), Terry Riley (G Song, Cadenza on the Night Plain), Arvo Pärt (Summa, Missa Syllabica) and Peter Sculthorpe (Quartets Nos. 8 and 11, From Ubirr).

A comprehensive illustrated booklet accompanies the box set with liner notes by K. Robert Schwarz, Alan Rich, and Nonesuch Records President Robert Hurwitz.

Kronos Quartet signed an exclusive recording agreement with Nonesuch Records in 1985.

Credits

MUSICIANS
Kronos Quartet:
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Joan Jeanrenaud, cello

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Judith Sherman except where otherwise noted
Mastered by Judith Sherman and David Harrington at SoundByte Productions, New York, NY
Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz

Disc One
1: Recorded August 1995 (Toot Nipple) and August 1996; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineers: John Klepko, Chris Haynes (Toot Nipple); Editing Assistant: Jeanne Velonis; Electronic tapes prepared by Mark Grey
2: Produced by Judith Sherman and the Kronos Quartet; Recorded November 1987 at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, Mass.; Engineer: John Newton; Originally mastered by Robert C. Ludwig
3: Recorded August 1993; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineer: Tom Luekens; Editing: Jonathan Schultz, Judith Sherman, Jeanne Velonis
4: Recorded July 1997; Engineer: Bob Levy; Editing Assistants: Jeanne Velonis, Jonathan Schultz
5: Recorded August 1993; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineer: tom Luekens; Editing Assistant: Jonathan Schultz

Disc Two
1: Recorded August 1997; Engineers: Craig Silvey, Bob Levy; Assistant Engineer: Bob Levy; Editing Assistant: Jeanne Velonis
2: Recorded August 1995; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineer: Chris Haynes; Editing Assistant: Jeanne Velonis
3: Recorded November 1989 at Power Station, New York, N.Y.; Engineers: Judith Sherman, Rob Eaton, Dave O’Donnell, Dan Gellert
4: Recorded July 1997; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineer: Bob Levy; Editing Assistant: Jeanne Velonis

Disc Three
Produced by Judith Sherman and the Kronos Quartet
Recorded November 1991
Engineers: Bob Edwards, Judith Sherman
Assistant Engineer: Craig Silvey

Disc Four
Produced by Judith Sherman, Kurt Munkacsi, and Philip Glass
Recorded August 1993
Engineer: Craig Silvey
Assistant Engineer: Tom Luekens
Edited by Judith Sherman

Disc Five
1: Recorded January 1996; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineer: Chris Haynes; Editing Assistant: Jeanne Velonis
2: Produced by Judith Sherman and the Kronos Quartet; Recorded January 1994 at Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Mass.; Engineers: Joseph Chilorio, Judith Sherman; Additional recording January 1994 at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, Calif.; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineers: Mark Donahue, Chris Haynes; Mixed March 1994 at MasterSound, Astoria, N.Y.; Mix Engineer: Ben Rizzi; Assistant Engineer: David Merrill
3: Recorded August 1993; Engineers: Judith Sherman, Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineer: Tom Luekens

Disc Six
1: Recorded August 1992; Engineers: Bob Edwards, Judith Sherman; Assistant Engineer: Craig Silvey
2: Recorded July 1990; Engineer: Bob Edwards

Disc Seven
1: Recorded August-September 1988 at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, Calif.; Engineer: Les Brockman; Assistant Engineer: Michael Ahearn; Mixing Engineer: Rob Eaton; Assistant Mixing Engineer: Ben Fowler; Originally mastered by Robert C. Ludwig
2: Produced by Judith Sherman and the Kronos Quartet; Recorded June 1989; Engineers: Judith Sherman, Juhani Liimatainen, Tony Eckert; Mixing Engineers: Judith Sherman, Bob Edwards

Disc Eight
1: Recorded July-August 1997; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineer: Bob Levy; Editing Assistant: Jeanne Velonis
2: Recorded July 1997; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineer: Bob Levy; Editing Assistant: Tom Luekens
3: Recorded August 1988; Engineer: John Newton; Originally mastered by Robert C. Ludwig

Disc Nine
1: Recorded August 1994; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineer: Steve Limonoff
2: Recorded August 1996; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineer: John Klepko; Editing Assistant: Jeanne Velonis
3: Produced by Judith Sherman and the Kronos Quartet; Recorded and mixed May 1997; Engineer and Mixer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineers: Bob Levy, Judy Kirschner; Mix Assistant: Bob Levy; Editing: Tom Luekens, Judith Sherman, Jeanne Velonis

Disc Ten
1: Recorded August 1992; Engineer: Bob Edwards; Assistant Engineer: Craig Silvey
2: Recorded August 1994; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineer: John Klepko; Editing Assistant: Jeanne Velonis
3: Recorded February 1995 at the American Academy of Arts and Letter, New York, N.Y.; Engineer: Paul Zinman, SoundByte Productions; Assistant Engineer: His-Ling Chang; Editing Assistant: Jeanne Velonis; Additional mixing by John Kilgore at Masque Sound, New York, N.Y.
4: Recorded July 1997; Engineer: Craig Silvey; Assistant Engineer: Bob Levy; Editing Assistant: Tom Luekens
5: Recorded June 1989; Engineer: Bob Edwards; Assistant Engineer: Tony Eckert

Art direction and design by Frank Olinsky
Outside box cover by Marion Ettlinger (San Francisco, CA, 1998)

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