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

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.

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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