Kronos Quartet
Black Angels

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Track Listing

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1	Black Angels: I. Departure (George Crumb)	5:37
2	Black Angels: II. Absence (George Crumb)	5:25
3	Black Angels: III. Return (George Crumb)	7:13
4	Spem in Alium (Thomas Tallis, ar. Kronos Quartet)	8:52
5	Doom. A Sigh (Istvan Marta)	10:54
6	They Are There! Fighting for the People's New Free World (Charles Ives)	2:47
7	Quartet No. 8: I. Largo (Dmitri Shostakovich)	4:57
8	Quartet No. 8: II. Allegro molto (Dmitri Shostakovich)	2:36
9	Quartet No. 8: III. Allegretto (Dmitri Shostakovich)	4:19
10	Quartet No. 8: IV. Largo (Dmitri Shostakovich)	4:12
11	V. Largo (Dmitri Shostakovich)	3:56

News & Reviews

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Stanford Live 2014–15 Season Includes Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer, Toumani Diabaté, Emmylou Harris, Kronos Quartet, Brad Mehldau

Stanford Live has announced its 2014–15 season, and featured among the performers taking the stage at Bing Concert Hall are a number of artists familiar to readers of the Nonesuch Journal: Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer, Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté, Emmylou Harris, Kronos Quartet, and Brad Mehldau Trio, as well as the world premiere of a new piece by John Adams and a celebration of the work of Stephen Sondheim.
Thursday, April 17, 2014

Watch: Kronos Quartet Celebrates 40th Anniversary at WQXR's The Greene Space in New York

Nonesuch Records marked Kronos Quartet's 40th anniversary year with two releases this month: the Kronos Explorer Series five-CD box set and a new album, A Thousand Thoughts. As a highlight of its anniversary season, Kronos was in NYC to perform at Carnegie Hall late last month and was the subject of a marathon stream of music and tributes on Q2 Music, the online new-music station from WQXR. The event culminated in a live, performance by Kronos Quartet from The Greene Space at WQXR, which you can watch here.

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About this Album

Composer George Crumb’s title piece, evoking Vietnam and called "an unusually elevated and searing Vietnam War protest" by the New York Times, sets a dark, powerful tone for this collection, which addresses the political/physical/spiritual consequences of war. London’s Evening Standard includes the album among its “100 Definitive Classical CDs of the 20th Century.”

Credits

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

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Judith Sherman and Kronos Quartet
Recording Engineers: Judith Sherman, Juhani Liimatainen (1-4, 7-11), Tony Eckert (1-4, 7-11), Alex Haas (5), Dan Reid (6)
Mix Engineers: Judith Sherman, Bob Edwards (1-4), Alex Haas (5)

Art direction and design: Manhattan Design
Photography: Matt Mahurin

Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz