Kronos Quartet + Astor Piazzolla
Five Tango Sensations

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Track Listing

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1	Asleep	5:23
2	Loving	6:10
3	Anxiety	4:51
4	Despertar	6:03
5	Fear	4:00

News & Reviews

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Songlines: Five Stars for Kronos Quartet's "Floodplain"; New Statesman: Album Among Year's Best

Kronos Quartet's latest Nonesuch release, Floodplain, is out now. The New Statesman names it among the year's best, a "celebration of Middle Eastern, Balkan and African musical traditions, recast for string quartet to truly joyous effect." Songlines gives the album a perfect five stars, calling it "one of their most assertive statements in years." Billboard says "the album champions the rich sonic tapestries" of the regions it showcases, and the Detroit Free Press writes, "You can never predict where the intrepid Kronos Quartet is going next, but you can count on an interesting journey." MusicOMH interviews David Harrington, the music director of the group OMH calls "one of the world's busiest, eclectic, and perhaps most creative ensembles."
Monday, June 1, 2009

NY Times: Kronos's "Floodplain" Uses "Potent Metaphor" from "Seductive Pop" Start to "Gripping" Finish

Floodplain, Kronos Quartet's most recent Nonesuch release features music inspired by the idea that floodplains—which are prone to devastating flooding—will experience new life after a catastrophe, just as cultures that undergo great difficulty will experience creative fertility. The New York Times finds this to be an apt metaphor and in keeping with Kronos's core beliefs, rooted in its earliest performances, which "turned the introverted quartet idiom outward through its extramusical effects and social concerns. Mr. Harrington and company have been extending that path ever since."

About this Album

Argentine legend Piazzolla composed this work especially for Kronos. The result, says the New York Times, is a “set of charmingly melodic tangos in which the group supplied an accompaniment to the composer’s urbane performances on the accordion-like bandoneon.”

Credits

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

with
Astor Piazzolla, bandoneon

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Judith Sherman
Engineers: Judith Sherman, Rob Eaton, Dave O’Donnell, Dan Gellert
Recorded and mixed at Power Station, New York, NY

Music composed by Astor Piazzolla

Art direction and design: Manhattan Design