Kronos Quartet
“Kronos is a quality act. No quartet currently performing has done more to bridge the divide between popular and ‘serious’ music, and although others have served contemporary repertoire with equal dedication, Kronos take top laurels for imagination, presentation and an intuitive sense of what best ‘connects’ with a non-specialist music-loving audience. This superb retrospective is both representative and symbolic of their best work – representative in that the styles of voices are uncommonly wide; symbolic in that the planning of the disc, its telling juxtaposition of chosen material, actually reflects the compositional methods of certain composers programmed… A remarkable achievement and essential listening for the as-yet uninitiated.”
1996 National Public Radio New Horizon Award – Significant Contributions to Classical Music in America
This two-disc set offers highlights from Kronos Quartet’s first decade on Nonesuch.
From the liner notes by Nonesuch Record’s Robert Hurwitz: “It’s hard for me to hide my admiration for the Kronos Quartet. Obviously, it has to do with who they are as artists. But just as important, it’s also about who they are as people. I think anyone who has ever worked with David, John, Hank, and Joan – composers, other musicians, concert promoters, the peropl who work at this record company – has always been taken by their work ethic, their modesty, their deep love of music, and their decency… after our first decade working together: so many great recordings.”
SELECT CREDITS
Kronos Quartet
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Joan Jeanrenaud, cello
with
Dumisani Maraire, ngoma, hosho
Astor Piazzolla, bandoneon
Djivan Gasparian, duduk
Patty Manning, John Taylor, and Larry Caballero, voices
Produced by Judith Sherman (all), with Kronos Quartet (Released, 1, 7, 8, 10, 11), and with Kurt Munkacsi and Philip Glass (Released, 9)
Executive Producer: David Bither
Released
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Released by Nonesuch Records
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