More By Artist: Kronos Quartet
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JACK BODY
Passing By NZTrio, Stephen de Pledge, Stroma New Music Ensemble, Kronos Quartet [ Rattle Records / 2 CD - released 8/May/2015 ] Passing By is a double album set of chamber works by one of our most revered and cherished composers, the inimitable Jack Body. With new recordings from NZTrio and Stephen De Pledge, recent recordings from Kronos Quartet, Del Sol Quartet, Stroma New... |
Kronos Quartet
Black Angels (LP) [ Nonesuch / Warner / 2 LP - released 16/Feb/2024 ] "Stylishly packaged, intelligently programmed, superbly recorded and brilliantly performed. In short, very much the sort of disc we've come to expect from the talented and imaginative Kronos Quartet." |
VOLANS / IVES / HASSELL / COLEMAN / BARTOK / etc
White Man Sleeps Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 7/Sep/1990 ] Originally recorded January 1987 |
TERRY RILEY
Riley: Sun Rings Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch / Warner / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] Kronos Quartet's groundbreaking 2002 collaboration with composer Terry Riley, Sun Rings, is available in full for the first time. Riley incorporates into his composition "space sounds" (plasma waves) that NASA had collected from the Voyager probes,... |
LISZT / BERG / WEBERN
At the grave of Richard Wagner Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 24/Sep/1993 ] Combining a unique musical vision with a fearless dedication to experimentation, Kronos has assembled a body of work unparalleled in its range and scope of expression, and in the process, has captured the attention of audiences worldwide. |
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Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass (LP) [ Nonesuch / Warner / 2 LP - released 3/Nov/2023 ] Nonesuch releases Kronos Quartet's acclaimed album Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass on vinyl for the first time. |
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Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet And Friends Celebrate Pete Seegar [ Smithsonian Folkways / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] On Long Time Passing, the trailblazing Kronos Quartet celebrates the music of Pete Seeger and rejoices in the spirit, inspiration, and fearlessness inherent in his lifes work. |
Kronos Quartet
Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet And Friends Celebrate Pete Seegar (LP) [ Smithsonian Folkways / 2 LP - released 9/Oct/2020 ] On Long Time Passing, the trailblazing Kronos Quartet celebrates the music of Pete Seeger and rejoices in the spirit, inspiration, and fearlessness inherent in his lifes work. Along with guests Sam Amidon, Maria Arnal, Brian Carpenter, Meklit, Lee... |
HENRYK GORECKI
Gorecki: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 7/May/1993 ] "excellent performances by the Kronos Quartet" (Gramophone) |
Kronos Quartet / Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat
Placeless [ KKV / CD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] Placeless is the first collaboration between Kronos and Iranian singers Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat. Recorded in Oslo's Kulturkirken Jakob in November 2018, the album features 14 songs composed by Mahsa Vahdat to classical poems by Hafez and Rumi and the... |
Kronos Quartet, with Zakir Hussain, Taraf de Haidouks, Martyn Jones, +
Caravan [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 6/Mar/2001 ] Kronos Caravan is inspired by the part of the world once known as "Pannonia" - the territory that connects northeastern Europe with the Mediterranean and western Asia. This crossroads of peoples and cultures is the starting point for this recording |
Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen / Kronos Quartet
Uniko [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 16/Jan/2012 ] Recorded live in Helsinki, 2004. |
GOLIJOV
Oceana Dawn Upshaw (soprano) with Luciana Souza, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Kronos Quartet, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 5/Aug/2007 ] "This music is distinctive, eclectic and exciting; at once both profound and accessible. Everyone performs well; Dawn Upshaw displays versatility in addition to singing with a luminous quality. Souza's voice is natural and unforced yet powerful. The... |
BODY / CAGE / von BINGEN / DOWLAND / MACHAUT / etc
Early Music Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 15/Oct/1997 ] "The modern-instrument Kronos Quartet adapt their playing style to suit whichever period is to hand - or at least that appears to be the general rule." (Gramophone) |
GEORGE CRUMB / THOMAS TALLIS / CHARLES IVES / ISTVAN MARTA
Black Angels Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] "Stylishly packaged, intelligently programmed, superbly recorded and brilliantly performed." (Gramophone) |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Complete Music For String Quartet Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/1998 ] "Listen long enough and you'll get it." (Amazon.com) |
PHILIP GLASS
Dracula (Soundtrack) Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 1/Feb/2001 ] the first original score for the 1931 horror classic - Dracula |
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Kronos Explorer Series [ Nonesuch / 5 CD - released 16/May/2014 ] The Kronos Explorer Series comprises five classic albums from five different parts of the world: PIECES OF AFRICA, NIGHT PRAYERS, CARAVAN, NUEVO, and FLOODPLAIN. All are presented with new liner notes that include an in-depth interview of Harrington... |
GLASS / HENDRIX / SCULTHORPE / SALLINEN
Kronos Quartet Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "I recommend this CD unreservedly" (Amazon.com) |
VLADIMIR MARTYNOV
The Music of Vladimir Martynov Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch / CD - released 16/Jan/2012 ] Chamber ensemble and masters of contemporary classical, Kronos Quartet present here three works written for them by the leading Russian composer, Vladimir Martynov. |
GIYA KANCHELI / TIGRAN TAHMIZYAN/ OSVALDO GOLIJOV / SOFIYA GUBAYDULINA / etc
Night Prayers Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 23/Sep/1994 ] "Their Night Prayers collection--which features mainly Eastern European composers--peaks with Sofia Gubaidulina's bristling Quartet No. 4. Expert at traditional instrumentation and composition, Gubaidulina scripts the piece's early parts with vaguely... |
Kronos Quartet
Piazzolla - 5 Tango Sensations [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "this disc will make a fine introduction to someone increasingly recognized as a master in his field" (Amazon.com) |
PIAZZOLLA / RILEY / REICH / GLASS / BERBER / DAUGHERTY
Released 1985-1995 Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / 2 CD - released 19/Jan/1996 ] "A remarkable achievement and essential listening for the as-yet uninitiated." (Gramophone Feb 1996) |
TERRY RILEY
Salome Dances For Peace Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / 2 CD - released 14/Sep/1990 ] German import (catalog 7559792172) |
GORECKI
String Quartet No.3 Op.67 ...songs are sung Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 26/Mar/2007 ] "Without any question," says Kronos violinist David Harrington, "'…songs are sung,' for me, is one of the most lyrical, poignant and far-reaching works ever written for string quartet…This music consoles as it faces, unflinchingly, the deepest... |
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LUTOSLAWSKI
String Quartets Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 3/May/1991 ] German import (catalog 7559792552) |
PHILIP GLASS
String Quartets Nos 2 - 5 Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 9/Sep/2000 ] The Kronos perform Glass |
TERRY RILEY
Sunrise Of The Planetary Dream Collector Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch / CD - released 3/Jul/2015 ] "If you have actually never heard anything of Terry Riley, this disc is a good place to begin. If you are a longtime listener, as I am, this is an essential find and a "must-have." (AudAud.com) |
STEVE REICH
Triple Quartet / Electric Guitar Phase / Music for Large Ensemble Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 19/Mar/2002 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (April 2002) |
KEVIN VOLANS
Volans: Hunting: Gathering (String Quartet No. 2) (1987) Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 3/May/1991 ] German import (catalog 7559792532) |
Kronos Quartet / Aki Takahashi (Piano)
Feldman-Piano and String Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 24/Sep/1993 ] "The Feldman experience par excellence." Gramophone Feb 1994 |
STEVE REICH
Reich: Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint Kronos Quartet / Pat Metheny [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 14/Sep/1990 ] Since its inception in 1973, the Kronos Quartet has emerged as a leading voice for new work. Combining a unique musical vision with a fearless dedication to experimentation, Kronos has assembled a body of work unparalleled in its range and scope. |
STEVE REICH
WTC 9/11 / Mallet Quartet Kronos Quartet / Steve Reich & Musicians [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] Nonesuch releases Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steve Reich's WTC 9/11 on September 19. The album marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, which is the subject of Reich's piece. Commissioned for and recorded by... |
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HARRY PARTCH
U.S. Highball Kronos Quartet With David Barron [ NONESUCH / CD ] |
OSVALDO GOLIJOV
Dreams And Prayers Of Isaac The Blind Kronos Quartet with David Krakauer (clarinet, bass clarinet, basset horn) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 15/Apr/1997 ] The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind is a kind of epic, a history of Judaism. It has Abraham, exile, and redemption. The movements sound like they are in three of the languages spoken in almost 6,000 years of Jewish history: the first in... |
Kronos Quartet with Michael Collins (Clarinet) Christopher van Kampen (cello) John Constable (piano)
Gorecki, Henryk - Lerchenmusik (Chamber Music) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 3/May/1991 ] "Lerchenmusik, completed in 1986, is the longest of the two compositions on this superlatively well performed and recorded disc." (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Folk Songs Kronos Quartet, with Natalie Merchant, Olivia Chaney, Sam Amidon & Rhiannon Giddens [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 3/Jul/2017 ] "I've always wanted the string quartet to be vital, and energetic, and alive, and cool, and not afraid to kick ass and be absolutely beautiful and ugly if it has to be. But it has to be expressive of life. To tell the story with grace and humor and... |
Kronos Quartet & Wu Man
Terry Riley: The Cusp of Magic [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 21/Apr/2008 ] Peyote rituals, Chinese lullabies, Indian ragas, children's toys, sacred bonds, and secular madness all dance and swirl in ritualistic fashion in Terry Riley's extraordinary The Cusp of Magic. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Pieces of Africa Kronos Quartet with Dumisani Maraire, Hassan Hakmoun, Radouane Laktib (vocals) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 14/Feb/1992 ] "This is the kind of issue likely to provoke knee-jerk reactions. If you like the Kronos Quartet and if you enjoy crossover music you will probably love it. If not, you will probably hate it." (Gramophone) |
STEVE REICH
Phases - A Nonesuch Retrospective Steve Reich and Musicians / Kronos Quartet / Theatre of Voices / Pat Metheny [ Nonesuch / 5 CD Box Set - released 31/Oct/2006 ] Pioneer of US minimalism Steve Reich is 70 this year and to celebrate Nonesuch has released a bargain-priced 5 CD set of his greatest works including definitive recordings of "Music for 18 Musicians", "Different Trains" and "Drumming". |
