Kronos Quartet + Philip Glass
Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass

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Track Listing

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1	String Quartet No. 5: I.	1:11
2	String Quartet No. 5: II.	3:00
3	String Quartet No. 5: III.	5:28
4	String Quartet No. 5: IV.	4:38
5	String Quartet No. 5: V.	7:36
6	String Quartet No. 4 (Buczak): I.	7:54
7	String Quartet No. 4 (Buczak): II	6:18
8	String Quartet No. 4 (Buczak): III.	8:38
9	String Quartet No. 2 (Company): I.	2:09
10	String Quartet No. 2 (Company): II.	1:34
11	String Quartet No. 2 (Company): III.	1:28
12	String Quartet No. 2 (Company): IV.	2:04
13	String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): 1957—Award Montage	3:27
14	String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): November 15—Ichigaya	1:19
15	String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): 1934—Grandmother and Kimitake	2:41
16	String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): 1962—Body Building	1:40
17	String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): Blood Oath	3:11
18	String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): Mishima / Closing	2:56

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

Among these four performances is Quartet No. 5, the first piece Glass wrote especially for Kronos. “It contains some of Mr. Glass's best music since Koyaanisqatsi,” says the New York Times. “His ear for sumptuous string sonorities is undeniable.”

Credits

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

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Judith Sherman, Kurt Munkacsi, and Philip Glass
Recorded August, 1993 at Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA
Engineer: Craig Silvey
Assistant Engineer: Tom Luekens
Edited by Judith Sherman
Mastered at Soundbyte, New York, NY

Design by Frank Olinsky
Cover by Francesco Clemente

Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz