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

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Lincoln Center Out of Doors to Feature Kronos at 40, Kronos Quartet "Festival Within a Festival," Starting July 24

The schedule for this summer’s Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival has been announced. Featured among its 100 free performances in the plazas of NYC's Lincoln Center is Kronos at 40, curated in collaboration with Kronos Quartet to mark its 40th anniversary. This five-day "festival within a festival" launches the larger festival on July 24 and includes 28 concerts and events with daily appearances by Kronos plus performances by other artists. Kronos Quartet performs at Carnegie Hall this Friday, May 3, and will receive an honorary degree from Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts later this month.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Cal Performances 2013–14 Season to Include Kronos Quartet, Joshua Redman, Richard Goode; Jeremy Denk to Curate Ojai North!

Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley, has announced its 2013–14 concert season, which will feature performances from a number of Nonesuch artists: Kronos Quartet, which celebrates its 40th anniversary with two concerts at Zellerbach Hall; Joshua Redman, whose Quartet performs songs from his new album, Walking Shadows; and Richard Goode, performing music by Janáček, Schubert, and Debussy. Additionally, Cal Performances and the Ojai Music Festival present Ojai North!, of which pianist Jeremy Denk is this season's music director.

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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