Kronos Quartet
Released 1985-1995

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Track Listing

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1.01	Mai Nozipo (Mother Nozipo) (Dumisani Maraire)	6:55
1.02	Asleep (from Five Tango Sensations) (Astor Piazzolla)	5:23
1.03	String Quartet No. 4 (Amazing Grace) (Ben Johnston)	11:46
1.04	America—Before the War (from Different Trains) (Steve Reich)	9:01
1.05	Arioso (from Quasi una Fantasia) (Henryk Górecki)	7:24
1.06	The Ecstasy (from Salome Dances for Peace) (Terry Riley)	7:18
1.07	God-music (from Black Angels) (George Crumb)	3:03
1.08	Fratres (Arvo Pärt, realized by T. Höfer)	9:25
1.09	String Quartet No. 5: Movt. III (Philip Glass)	5:28
1.10	A Cool Wind Is Blowing (Tigran Tahmizyan)	3:55
1.11	Adagio (Samuel Barber)	7:16
2.01	Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals (Raymond Scott, arr. S. Mackey)	3:05
2.02	It Raged (from How It Happens—The Voice of I.F. Stone) (Scott Johnson)	8:01
2.03	Elvis Everywhere (Michael Daugherty)	8:20
2.04	Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix, arr. S. Rifkin & Kronos Quartet)	3:28

News & Reviews

Friday, May 11, 2012

Kronos Quartet Announces Spring/Summer Tour; Features Concerts with Philip Glass, Cultural Olympiad, BBC Proms Debut

Kronos Quartet has announced its late-spring and summer tour schedule, adding a number of dates throughout Europe. The Quartet kicks things off this weekend with two concerts at home in San Francisco, then heads to Europe for the first of two trips, featuring performances of Dracula with Philip Glass. In July, Kronos returns to the UK for several events in the Cultural Olympiad and the group's debut at BBC Proms.
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Cal Performances 2012–13 Season to Include Kronos Quartet, Philip Glass, Fatoumata Diawara, Sérgio & Odair Assad, Mark Morris

Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley, has announced its 2012–13 season, which will feature Kronos Quartet as the season's Artists in Residence; Philip Glass's groundbreaking work with Robert Wilson, Einstein on the Beach; Fatoumata Diawara's debut; a Sérgio & Odair Assad concert with Paquito D'Rivera; and the return of the Mark Morris Dance Company with the holiday favorite Hard Nut. Subscription sales begin on Friday.

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About this Album

This two-disc set offers highlights from Kronos Quartet’s first decade on Nonesuch. The “supercharged group of musical pioneers” (Los Angeles Times) displays astonishing stylistic breadth, interpreting work by composers ranging from Terry Riley to Jimi Hendrix, Raymond Scott to Steve Reich.

Credits

MUSICIANS
Kronos Quartet:
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Joan Jeanrenaud, cello
with
Dumisani Maraire, ngoma, hosho (disc one, 1)
Astor Piazzolla, bandoneon (disc one, 2)
Djivan Gasparian, duduk (disc one, 10)
Patty Manning, John Taylor, and Larry Caballero (disc two, 3)
Scott Fraser, sound design (disc two, 4)

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Judith Sherman and Kronos Quartet (disc one, 1, 7, 8, 10, 11); Judith Sherman (disc one, 2-6; disc two, 1-4); Judith Sherman, Kurt Munkacsi, and Philip Glass (disc one, 9)
Disc one engineered by Bob Edwards and Judith Sherman (1, 5); Judith Sherman, Dave O’Donnell, and Dave Gellert (2); John Newton (3, 6, 8, 11); Rob Eaton (4); Judith Sherman, Bob Edwards, Tony Eckert, and Juhani Liimatainen (7); Craig Silvey (9); Judith Sherman and Craig Silvey (10)
Disc two engineered by Craig Silvey and Chris Haynes (1, 4); Craig Silvey, Tom Lueckens, and Carl Glanville (2); Craig Silvey and Steve Limonoff (3)
Mastered by Paul Zinman at SoundByte, New York, NY