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
Political activist / sound experimentalist / composer Bob Ostertag addresses the AIDS crisis in his collage piece, with documentary-style text and taped samples from a San Francisco riot over gay rights. The New York Times called it “a devastating roar of gay anger.”
Credits
MUSICIANS
Kronos Quartet:
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Joan Jeanrenaud, cello
with
Eric Gupton, reading
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Judith Sherman and Kronos Quartet
Recorded at Mastersound Studios, Astoria, NY, April 1993
Engineer: Paul Zinman
Assistant Engineer: David Merrill
Music by Bob Ostertag
Libretto by Sara Miles
Design: Frank Olinsky
Cover by David Wojnarowicz
Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz
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