Kronos Quartet + Philip Glass
Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass

Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass cover art

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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

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Kronos Quartet's New Album Features "Exquisitely Recorded, Radiant" Performance of Martynov "Masterpiece" (LA Times)

Kronos Quartet's new album features the work of contemporary Russian composer Vladimir Martynov. The Los Angeles Times calls his Schubert-Quintet (Unfinished) a "masterpiece. The performance, exquisitely recorded, is radiant." The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette calls it a "hauntingly beautiful work, a masterwork ... This is an album brimming with warmth and emotion, of flesh and spirit, that is romantic and beautifully played." The album comes "highly recommended" from All Music, which says: "Nonesuch's sound is clean, warmly immediate, and vibrant." The Winnipeg Free Press says "the Kronos crew deliver a stunning exploration that sends chills."
Monday, January 30, 2012

Carnegie Hall Announces 2012–2013 Season, Featuring Performances, Works by Several Nonesuch Artists

Carnegie Hall has announced its 2012–13 season, and featured among the performers taking the esteemed hall's stages are a number of artists familiar to readers of the Nonesuch Journal, including Kronos Quartet, Richard Goode, Dawn Upshaw, and Alarm Will Sound, as well as world and New York premiere performances of works by Steve Reich, Timothy Andres, and Donnacha Dennehy. In addition, John Adams will lead a Professional Training Workshop for emerging talents through Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute.

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