Feldman: Piano & String Quartet

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Morton Feldman composed this meditative 79-minute piece for Kronos and Japanese pianist Aki Takahashi. The Los Angeles Times declared it “a classic in the modern chamber repertory.” The Chicago Tribune hailed the performers' “miraculous control, dedication, and concentration.”

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Morton Feldman composed this meditative 79-minute piece for Kronos and Japanese pianist Aki Takahashi. The Los Angeles Times declared it “a classic in the modern chamber repertory.” The Chicago Tribune hailed the performers' “miraculous control, dedication, and concentration.”

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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Judith Sherman and Kronos Quartet
Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA, November 1991
Engineered by Bob Edwards and Judith Sherman
Assistant Engineer: Craig Silvey

Art Direction and Design: Frank Olinsky
Cover Photograph: by Andrew Syred/Photo Research
Photograph of Morton Feldman by Steven Sloman (courtesy of The Buffalo News)

Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz

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79320

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1disc
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Kronos Quartet
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MUSICIANS
Kronos Quartet:
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Joan Jeanrenaud, cello

with
Aki Takahashi, piano (1)

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News & Reviews

  • Following Kronos Quartet’s historic 50th-anniversary season, longtime members John Sherba (violin) and Hank Dutt (viola) will retire from the ensemble at the end of June. Dutt joined Kronos in 1977; he and founder David Harrington (violin) recruited Sherba to join the group in 1978. Between now and the end of June, Sherba and Dutt will perform more than 20 shows with Harrington and cellist Paul Wiancko, who joined the quartet in 2023, culminating at the ninth annual Kronos Festival at the SFJAZZ Center. Kronos will enter its sixth decade with two new members: violinist Gabriela Díaz and violist Ayane Kozasa will join Harrington and Wiancko.

  • As part of Kronos: Five Decades, the year-long celebration of Kronos Quartet’s 50th anniversary, the group is publishing five decade-spanning playlists curated by its founder and violinist David Harrington. The fifth and final playlist, featuring music Kronos performed in its fifth decade, 2013–2022, is out now. It includes music from their album A Thousand Thoughts; Folk Songs, with vocals by Sam Amidon, Olivia Chaney, Natalie Merchant, and Rhiannon Giddens; their Grammy-winning collaboration with Laurie Anderson, Landfall; and Terry Riley's Sun Rings. You can hear it here.

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    Morton Feldman composed this meditative 79-minute piece for Kronos and Japanese pianist Aki Takahashi. The Los Angeles Times declared it “a classic in the modern chamber repertory.” The Chicago Tribune hailed the performers' “miraculous control, dedication, and concentration.”

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Kronos Quartet:
    David Harrington, violin
    John Sherba, violin
    Hank Dutt, viola
    Joan Jeanrenaud, cello

    with
    Aki Takahashi, piano (1)

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Judith Sherman and Kronos Quartet
    Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA, November 1991
    Engineered by Bob Edwards and Judith Sherman
    Assistant Engineer: Craig Silvey

    Art Direction and Design: Frank Olinsky
    Cover Photograph: by Andrew Syred/Photo Research
    Photograph of Morton Feldman by Steven Sloman (courtesy of The Buffalo News)

    Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz

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