Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | At the Grave of Richard Wagner (Liszt) | 2:47 |
| 2 | String Quartet, Op. 3: I. (Berg) | 9:03 |
| 3 | String Quartet, Op. 3: II. (Berg) | 10:00 |
| 4 | Five Pieces, Op. 5: I. (Webern) | 2:26 |
| 5 | Five Pieces, Op. 5: II. (Webern) | 2:22 |
| 6 | Five Pieces, Op. 5: III. (Webern) | 0:38 |
| 7 | Five Pieces, Op. 5: IV. (Webern) | 1:43 |
| 8 | Five Pieces, Op. 5: V. (Webern) | 3:29 |
News & Reviews
- Monday, September 29, 2008
Guardian: Kronos Quartet Show "Range with a Virtuoso Set" in "Outstanding" Barbican Concert with Alim Qasimov
Kronos Quartet joined legendary Azerbaijani singer Alim Qasimov and his ensemble at London's Barbican this past Friday for the center's annual Ramadan Nights celebration of Sufi music. The Guardian says the pairing produced an "outstanding" concert from the "intriguing collaboration" between Qasimov, "certainly one of the most thrilling, unashamedly emotional performers on the planet," and the Quartet, which showed "daring" and "range with a virtuoso set."
- Friday, September 26, 2008
Kronos Quartet Joins Legendary Singer Alim Qasimov to Open Barbican's Ramadan Nights Festival
Kronos Quartet is in London this weekend for what promises to be a whirlwind of events at the Barbican: both its Open Weekend and Ramadan Nights, its annual festival of Muslim music. Kicking things off, Kronos performs tonight with the man who has been called Azerbaijan's greatest singer, Alim Qasimov, and his ensemble, including his daughter, Fergana. The Times (UK) calls the power of their vocals "devastating" and quotes Kronos's David Harrington as placing Alim Qasimov "up there in the top five of all time" among the world's greatest singers.
About this Album
Works from Austrian composers Alban Berg and Anton Webern are prefaced by “a rare Liszt miniature” that, says the Chicago Tribune, reveals the Quartet's goal: to “convey the influence of Wagner down to the pupils of Arnold Schoenberg.”
Credits
MUSICIANS
Kronos Quartet:
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Joan Jeanrenaud, cello
with
Aki Takahashi, piano (1)
Marcella DeCray, harp (1)
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Judith Sherman and Kronos Quartet
Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA
Engineered by Bob Edwards and Judith Sherman
Assistant Engineers: Craig Silvey (1-3), Tony Eckert (4-8)
Art Direction and Design: Frank Olinsky
Cover Photograph: f-stop Fitzgerald
Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz
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