David harrington, the kronos artistic director and founder, once said, ive always wanted the string quartet to be vital, and energetic, and alive. They have been in existence with a rotating membership of musicians for over forty years. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Trio da kali, by contrast, is made up of staunch defenders of an ancient tradition. The womens audio mission recently welcomed the grammy awardwinning string ensemble, kronos quartet, to the allfemale recording studio to record the soundtrack for monir, a documentary by iranian filmmaker bahman kiarostami. Kronos quartet is david harrington violin, john sherba violin, hank dutt viola, and sunny yang cello. Find kronos quartet discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The composers song cycle on the 2015 storm that devastated new york has the power to. Stream tracks and playlists from kronos quartet on your desktop or mobile device. Morning edition for february 12, 20 hear the morning edition program for february 12.
It is a worldly album in every sense of the word, appropriating styles, melodies, and even musicians from spots. Kronos festival 2018 closes with the return of two more festival favorites. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Floodplain is a studio album by the kronos quartet released in 2009.
The ensemble soon made guest appearances on recordings by warren benson, dane rudhyar, and david grisman before cutting their own debut on the sounds. Kronos quartet waltz for debby with eddie gomez youtube. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Exclusive releases and albums of various styles and music genres in high quality are available to you to listen, buy and download. Kronos quartet tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. Contemporary album of the month laurie andersonkronos. Includes unlimited streaming of the sea ranch songs via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Kronos and the alim qasimov ensemble perform getme, getme live at barbican halls ramadan nights festival in london on september 26, 2008. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Kronos quartet cabrillo festival of contemporary music. This album moves the ensemble even further afield from the conventional quartet. For more than 40 years, san franciscos kronos quartetdavid harrington violin, john sherba violin, hank dutt viola, and sunny yang cellohas combined a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually reimagine the string quartet experience. Top 10 essential kronos quartet recordings q2 music wqxr.
Feb 01, 2018 contemporary album of the month laurie andersonkronos quartet. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. A profile of kronos quartet string quartet and details of their recordings available to browse and buy. In the process, kronos has become one of the worlds most celebrated and read more. Kronos quartet sunrise of the planetary dream collector. Paul rudy, skype interview by author, 27 february 2012.
Apr 09, 20 kronos quartet records soundtrack at wam. On floodplain, the quartet explores work from the middle east, south asia, africa, and eastern europe with original arrangements of traditional music and newly commissioned pieces. May 04, 2009 floodplain is yet another tour of distant lands in europe, asia, and africa, this one 79 minutes long, and the kronos perform the various styles of music with aplomb and sensitivity. Listen free to kronos quartet floodplain ya habibi taala, tashweesh and more. Watkinss peace be till is inspired by the moment just before dr.
By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. Launched in 2003, the under 30 project is designed to help nurture the careers of emerging artists, while enabling kronos quartet to forge stronger connections with the next creative generation. The new yorker nonesuch records releases the latest kronos quartet album, floodplain, on may 19, 2009. Each of these discs is designed to represent kronoss forays into music from various geographical regions. Last week, we were back at at sunset youth services to listen to worksinprogress like the song excerpted in the video below. Nonesuch releases kronos quartets floodplain on may 19 featuring music from azerbaijan, egypt, ethiopia, kazakhstan, lebanon, india, iran, iraq, palestine, serbia, and turkey kronos an allterrain vehicle in contemporary culture. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Features song lyrics for kronos quartet s floodplain album. Londons evening standard recently declared, kronos s ears have always been open to extraordinary sounds of the world. Under 30 project is a commissioning and mentoring program for young composers under the age of 30. Tashweesh is featured on kronos album floodplain, available now on nonesuch records.
Nov 29, 2017 kronos quartet is known for progressive and daring rulebreaking. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. With floodplain, kronos quartet draws together work from the middle east, africa, south asia and eastern europe in particular from those nations whose. Our cases are well win the dimensions they fly w us 60x a year and have for over 40 years. Theres vintage pop from egypt, folk from azerbaijan, electronica from a palestinian music. Listen to the classical music essentials by topsify playlist with amazon music unlimited. This program is played without pause or intermission and features prelude to a black hole, a compilation of unusual works chosen. Azerbaijan is represented with the vocal talents of alim and fargana qasimov, and a composition by muguam beyati shiraz. Kronos quartet the clarice smith performing arts center. Kronos quartet kronos explorer seriesa thousand thoughts.
The kronos quartet is an american string quartet based in san francisco. The kronos quartet continues to broaden the repertoire for string quartet beyond the western european tradition with floodplain, an album of music all written or arranged for the ensemble. Listen to kronos quartet soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 442 tracks. With floodplain, kronos quartet draws together work from the middle east, africa, south asia and eastern europe in particular from those nations whose external conflicts and internal divisions have, for many westerners, often overshadowed their rich musical legacies. Weve got a workforce ready solution to meet your needs all on a single, unified cloud platform learn how the kronos workforce ready full suite of automated, scalable tools integrate hr, time and attendance, payroll, and more. Kronos continues opening new musical doors and reimagining the string quartet experience. Apr 17, 2014 the kronos explorer series is comprised of five quintessential kronos quartet releases. Pieces of africa 1992, night prayers 1994, caravan 2000, nuevo 2002 and floodplain 2009. In its game changing 41year career, the grammywinning quartet has commissioned, recorded, and championed hundreds of new works by the worlds most illustrious composers and has collaborated with artists as varied as laurie anderson, tom waits, and wu man. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. This is the official youtube channel of the kronos quartet.
Since 1978, the quartet has been based in san francisco, california. Kronos quartet is synonymous with curiosity and fearlessness. Later, hank dutt viola, john sherba violin, and joan jeanrenaud cello joined the group, forming its permanent core. Perhaps this is what makes kronos quartet s floodplain such a wondrous listen. Kronos quartet were first founded in seattle, washington way back in 1973, but despite the fact that theyve past the fortyyear mark and make music that by its very nature is perhaps often preconceived to lack modernity, they really do earn the tag thats so often applied to them contemporary classical. The kronos quartet was founded in 1974 by violinist david harrington.
Mar 24, 2014 kronos quartet has been celebrating its 40th anniversary this season 40 years of upending and then rebuilding our idea of what a string quartet can be. Nov 01, 2019 kronos quartet is a string quartet founded by violinist david harrington in 1973. Classical music essentials by topsify on amazon music. Jan 19, 2018 kronos quartet pays homage to jimi hendrix, janis joplin, and other iconic voices of the 1960s alongside world premieres of two works commissioned by carnegie hall. They are neither afraid to look forward or to look back. The quartet covers a very broad range of musical genres, including contemporary classical music. Reimagining the string quartet experience through commissioning, performing, recording. Kronoss selection of music from the worlds great floodplains is engaging, challenging, complex and rewarding, writes john l walters. All twelve compositions were written or arranged for the quartet.
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