Dawn Kronos Quartet/Upshaw
Berg: Lyric Suite [ Nonesuch / CD - released 3/Nov/2003 ] |
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) |
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... |
Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen / Kronos Quartet
Uniko [ Ondine / CD - released 16/Jan/2012 ] "Uniko is like an ocean tide coming in. Big waves of sound build in complexity, animation and sometimes sheer frenzy..." The New York Times |
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. |
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 |
Kronos Quartet
Floodplain [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 25/May/2009 ] With these 12 pieces, Kronos Quartet explore centuries-old traditions while also presenting adventurous new music by young composers who sample and reinterpret aspects of their indigenous cultures. |
Kronos Quartet
Henryk Gorecki:string Quartet. [ Nonesuch / CD - released 19/Mar/2007 ] |
Kronos Quartet
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) |
VOLANS / IVES / HASSELL / COLEMAN / BARTOK / etc
White Man Sleeps Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 7/Sep/1990 ] Originally recorded January 1987 |
Kronos Quartet
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. |
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
Night Prayers [ Nonesuch / CD ] |
Kronos Quartet
Nuevo [ Nonesuch / CD - released 13/May/2002 ] |
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) |