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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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. |
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Henryk Gorecki:string Quartet. [ Nonesuch / CD - released 19/Mar/2007 ] |
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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. |
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Night Prayers [ Nonesuch / CD ] |
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... |
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Nuevo [ Nonesuch / CD - released 13/May/2002 ] |
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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... |
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) |
TRADITIONAL
A Thousand Thoughts Kronos Quartet, with guests [ Nonesuch / CD - released 6/May/2014 ] "The Kronos Quartet has always been all about exploration, and this disc meets that criteria. While there are many works from many lands, the disc generally works as a compete but varied experience. I recommend it for lovers of the Kronos Quartet, fo |
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) |