Contemporary Music Night #121 – 50 Years Kronos Quartet #9.
The two-weekly Contemporary Music Night on Concertzender with tonight the Ninth of an Eighteen episode series music of the American Kronos Quartet who celebrate their 50th birthday this year. We play all the records we know of plus some exclusive Dutch radio recordings and a lot of rare collaborations. Tonight Kronos Quartet mostly is David Harrington and John Sherba: violin, Hank Dutt: viola and Joan Jeanrenaud: cello. From 2000 (Caravan) Jennifer Culp plays the cello.
1. Prologue by Joan Jeanrenaud. 1:02
2. Hamza El Din. Escalay (Waterwheel)(1989)(excerp
3. Prologue by John Sherba. 1:08
4. John Zorn. Cat O’Nine Tails (1988)(excerpt). 3:20
5. John Adams. John’s Book Of Alleged Dances – Standchen: The Little Serenade (1991). 4:53
6. Prologue by Hank Dutt. 1:01
7. Hildegard von Bingen / Marianne Pfau. O Virtus Sapientiae (12th Century). 4:26
8. Harry Partch / Ben Johnston. Two Studies On Ancient Greek Scales (1946). 3:50
9. Pérotin. Pérotin. 3:41
10. Alfred Schnittke. Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled With Grief (1984/85). 8:13
11. Prologue by David Harrington. 1:39
12. Gabriela Ortiz. Altar De Muertos (1997). 2:13
13. Prologue by Hank Dutt. 0:28
14. Jimi Hendrix / Steve Riffkin. Purple Haze (1967). 3:20
Kronos Quartet.
DVD 1998 – Arthaus Musik – 100050 DVD
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15. Terry Riley. The Sands (1991 wp). 32:28
Dennis Russel Davies: piano, direction. Deutsche Kammerfilharmonie. Kronos Quartet.
1991 WDR Salzburg Live 12-7-1991
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16. Philip Glass. Quartet 5 (1991). 22:02
17. Louis Andriessen. Facing Death (1991). 20:19
Kronos Quartet.
1992 Radio 4 Live 25-3-1992
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18. Philip Glass. Dracula (OST) (1999). 1:07:02
Kronos Quartet.
CD 1999 – Nonesuch – 7559-79584-2
19. Jay Cloidt. Kole Kat Krush (1999). 5:10
20. Jay Cloidt. Exploded View (Excerpts): 1-3. 10:42
Kronos Quartet
CD 1999 – Starkland – ST-208
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21. Aleksandra Vrebalov. Pannonia Boundless. 6:12
22. Carlos Paredes. Canção Verdes Anos. 3:04
Kronos Quartet.
23. Rahul Dev Burman. Aaj Ki Raat. 4:53
Zakir Hussain: tabla. Kronos Quartet.
24. Enrique Rangel. La Muerte Chiquita. 4:06
25. Sapo Perapaskero. Turceasca. 7:31
26. Rezsö Seress. Gloomy Sunday. 3:27
Kronos Quartet.
27. Terry Riley. Cortejo Funebre en el Monte Diablo. 7:08
Terry Riley: electronics. Kronos Quartet.
28. Aníbal Troilo. Responso. 4:40
29. Carlos Paredes. Romance No. I. 4:07
Kronos Quartet.
30. Kayhan Kalhor. Gallop of a Thousand Horses. 4:43
Kayhan Kalhor: kamancheh. Ziya Tabassian: goblet drum. Kronos Quartet.
31. Ali Jihad Racy. Ecstasy. 8:34
Ali Jihad Racy: ney. Souhail Kaspar: tar. Kronos Quartet.
32. Nicholas Roubanis. Misirlou Twist. 4:20
Kronos Quartet.
CD 2000 – Nonesuch – 7559-79490-2
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Osvaldo Golijov. The Man Who Cried (OST).
33. Close Your Eyes. 3:43
34. Cesar’s Song. 3:43
Kronos Quartet.
35. Without a Word. 3:32
Fred Frith: guitar. Christopher Laurence: double bass. Kronos Quartet.
36. Close Your Eyes. 2:11
Salvatore Licitra: tenor. Kronos Quartet.
CD 2000 – Sony Classical – SK 61870
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Clint Mansell / David Lang. Requiem for a Dream (1999) (OST)
37. Summer 1-12. 12:07
Clint Mansell: synthesizers, electronics. Kronos Quartet.
CD 2000 – Nonesuch – 7559-79611-2
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www. kronosquartet.org
