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Kronos Quartet
The Collection
Compil. DE 1991 on Nonesuch label
Classical (Modern Classical, Modern, Contemporary, Experimental, Post-Modern)
CD1: Recorded June 1985 at the "American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters", NYC. CD2: Recorded January 1987 at "Wellesley College Chapel", Wellesley, Massachusetts. CD3: Recorded November 1987 at "Methuen Memorial Music Hall" Methuen, Massachusetts. ["Winter Was Hard" recorded January 1988 at "St. İgnatius Church", San Francisco, California; "Forbidden Fruit" recorded September 1987 at "Russian Hill Recording", San Francisco, California and "Metal Box Studio", Tokyo, Japan, mixed September 1987 at "CBS Roppongi Studio", Tokyo, Japan.] CD4/5: Recorded August 1988 at "Skywalker Ranch", Nicasio, California. Design for fourth and fifth disc at Manhattan Design
Musicians
 | Kronos Quartet , *1973 US arranged by, producer, album by |
 | Carin Goldberg , US art direction, design, for first & second disc |
 | Frank Olinsky , US art direction, design, for fourth & fifth disc |
 | Manhattan Design , US art direction, design, for sixth disc |
 | John Kosh , GB art direction, design, for third disc |
 | Joan Jeanrenaud vc, *1956 US cello |
 | Gregory Sandow , *1943 US liner notes, for first disc |
 | Mark Swed , US liner notes, for fourth & fifth disc |
 | Carol Yaple liner notes, program notes for sixth disc |
 | Matt Mahurin , *1959 US photography by, for sixth disc |
| Michael McIntyre photography by, terry riley for fourth & fifth disc |
 | Hank Dutt vl, viola |
 | David Harrington vn, US violin |
 | John Sherba vn, violin |
 | Steve Riffkin , arranged by |
 | Mel Graves b, cb, 1946-2008 US arranged by |
 | San Francisco Girls Chorus , choir |
 | Elizabeth Appling , directed by, choir |
 | Bo Carpelan , 1926-2011 FI lyrics by, original text |
 | Earl L. Miller org, reeds, reed organ |
 | Thomas Hofer vn, arranged by |
 | John Zorn as, *1953 US composed by, producer |
 | Reck b, voc, JP lyrics by, original text |
 | Christian Marclay ttbl, *1955 US turntables |
 | Hiromi Ohta voc, p, g, JP voice |
Producers
| Henrik Drescher artwork, cover art for fourth & fifth disc |
| Amelia Rogers edited by, digital |
| John Newton engineer |
| Bob Edwards engineer, mix |
| Judith Sherman engineer, recording, mix, producer |
| Juhani Liimatainen engineer, recording |
| Tony Eckert engineer, recording |
| Robert Hurwitz executive-producer |
| Bob Ludwig mastered by |
| Jan Staller photography by, cover for first disc |
| Erwin Blumenfeld photography by, cover for fourth & fifth disc |
| Nicholas Nixon photography by, cover for second disc |
| Michele Clement photography by, cover for third disc, photography by, kronos quartet for fourth & fifth disc |
| Thomas Frost producer |
| Howard Johnston engineer, recorded by, russian hill recording |
| Seigen Ono mixed by, metal box studio, recorded by, metal box studio |
| Alex Haas engineer, recording, mix |
| Dan Reid engineer, recording |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CD1: Kronos Quartet [Nonesuch 7559-79111-2 (1986)] | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 2 | Peter Sculthorpe: String Quartet No. 8 | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 3 | Mvt. I Con Dolore | Kronos Quartet | 2:59 | |
| 4 | Mvt. II Risoluto | Kronos Quartet | 3:50 | |
| 5 | Mvt. III Con Dolore | Kronos Quartet | 3:00 | |
| 6 | Mvt. IV Con Precisione | Kronos Quartet | 1:57 | |
| 7 | Mvt. V Con Dolore | Kronos Quartet | 1:55 | |
| 8 | Aulis Sallinen: String Quartet No. 3 | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 9 | Some Aspects Of Peltoniemi Hintrik's Funeral March | Kronos Quartet | 14:05 | |
| 10 | Philip Glass: Company | Kronos Quartet | 7:53 | |
| 11 | Mvt. I | Kronos Quartet | 2:22 | |
| 12 | Mvt. II | Kronos Quartet | 1:34 | |
| 13 | Mvt. III | Kronos Quartet | 1:48 | |
| 14 | Mvt. IV | Kronos Quartet | 2:09 | |
| 15 | Conlon Nancarrow: String Quartet | Kronos Quartet | 11:07 | |
| 16 | Mvt. I Allegro Molto | Kronos Quartet | 2:23 | |
| 17 | Mvt. II Andante Moderato | Kronos Quartet | 3:29 | |
| 18 | Mvt. III Prestissimo | Kronos Quartet | 5:15 | |
| 19 | Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 20 | Purple Haze | Kronos Quartet | Jimi Hendrix | 3:00 |
| 21 | CD2: White Man Sleeps [Nonesuch 7559-79163-2 (1987)] | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 22 | White Man Sleeps #1 | Kronos Quartet | Kevin Volans | 4:31 |
| 23 | Scherzo: Holding Your Own | Kronos Quartet | Charles Ives | 1:23 |
| 24 | Pano Da Costa (Cloth From The Coast) | Kronos Quartet | Jon Hassell | 19:21 |
| 25 | Morango...Almost A Tango | Kronos Quartet | Thomas Oboe Lee | 6:22 |
| 26 | Lonely Woman | Kronos Quartet | Ornette Coleman | 3:08 |
| 27 | Amazing Grace | Kronos Quartet | Ben Johnston | 11:48 |
| 28 | White Man Sleeps #5 | Kronos Quartet | Kevin Volans | 3:38 |
| 29 | String Quartet No. 3 | Kronos Quartet | Béla Bartók | 15:30 |
| 30 | CD3: Winter Was Hard [Nonesuch 979 181-2 (1988)] | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 31 | Winter Was Hard | Kronos Quartet | Bo Carpelan | 1:40 |
| 32 | Half-Wolf Dances Mad In Moonlight | Kronos Quartet | 8:21 | |
| 33 | Fratres | Kronos Quartet | Arvo Pärt | 9:24 |
| 34 | Six Bagatelles Op.9 | Kronos Quartet | 3:57 | |
| 35 | Mäßig | Kronos Quartet | Anton Webern | 0:29 |
| 36 | Leicht Bewegt | Kronos Quartet | Anton Webern | 0:21 |
| 37 | Ziemlich Fließend | Kronos Quartet | Anton Webern | 0:22 |
| 38 | Sehr Langsam | Kronos Quartet | Anton Webern | 0:49 |
| 39 | Äußerst Langsam | Kronos Quartet | Anton Webern | 1:06 |
| 40 | Fließend | Kronos Quartet | Anton Webern | 0:31 |
| 41 | - | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 42 | Forbidden Fruit | Kronos Quartet | John Zorn, Reck | 10:16 |
| 43 | Bella By Barlight | Kronos Quartet | John Lurie | 2:47 |
| 44 | Four, For Tango | Kronos Quartet | Astor Piazzolla | 4:41 |
| 45 | Quartet No. 3 | Kronos Quartet | 19:06 | |
| 46 | Andante | Kronos Quartet | Alfred Schnittke | 5:40 |
| 47 | Agitato | Kronos Quartet | Alfred Schnittke | 5:43 |
| 48 | Pesante | Kronos Quartet | Alfred Schnittke | 7:21 |
| 49 | - | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 50 | Adagio | Kronos Quartet | Samuel Barber | 7:09 |
| 51 | A Door Is Ajar | Kronos Quartet | Traditional | 0:39 |
| 52 | CD4/5: Kronos Quartet Plays Terry Riley: Salome Dances For Peace [Nonesuch 7559-79217-2 (1989)] | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 53 | I. Anthem Of The Great Spirit | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 54 | The Summons | Kronos Quartet | 4:56 | |
| 55 | Peace Dance | Kronos Quartet | 11:02 | |
| 56 | Fanfare In The Minimal Kingdom | Kronos Quartet | 4:30 | |
| 57 | Ceremonial Night Race | Kronos Quartet | 4:39 | |
| 58 | At The Ancient Aztec Corn Races Salome Meets Wild Talker | Kronos Quartet | 2:06 | |
| 59 | More Ceremonial Races | Kronos Quartet | 0:51 | |
| 60 | Oldtimers At The Races | Kronos Quartet | 3:50 | |
| 61 | Half Wolf Dances Mad In Moonlight | Kronos Quartet | 9:06 | |
| 62 | II. Conquest Of The War Demons | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 63 | Way Of The Warrior | Kronos Quartet | 5:08 | |
| 64 | Salome And Half Wolf Descend Through The Gates To The Underworld | Kronos Quartet | 4:36 | |
| 65 | Breakthrough To The Realm Of The War Demons | Kronos Quartet | 2:38 | |
| 66 | Combat Dance | Kronos Quartet | 3:54 | |
| 67 | Victory: Salome Re-Enacts For Half Wolf Her Deeds Of Valor | Kronos Quartet | 0:43 | |
| 68 | Discovery Of Peace | Kronos Quartet | 3:40 | |
| 69 | The Underworld Arising | Kronos Quartet | 10:08 | |
| 70 | III. The Gift | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 71 | Echoes Of Primordial Time | Kronos Quartet | 11:14 | |
| 72 | Mongolian Winds | Kronos Quartet | 4:10 | |
| 73 | IV. The Ecstasy | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 74 | Processional | Kronos Quartet | 2:10 | |
| 75 | Seduction Of The Bear Father | Kronos Quartet | 3:12 | |
| 76 | The Gathering | Kronos Quartet | 5:42 | |
| 77 | At The Summit | Kronos Quartet | 5:24 | |
| 78 | Recessional | Kronos Quartet | 1:53 | |
| 79 | V. Good Medicine | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 80 | Good Medicine Dance | Kronos Quartet | 3:28 | |
| 81 | CD6: Black Angels [Nonesuch 7559-79242-2 (1990)] | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 82 | George Crumb: Black Angels | Kronos Quartet | 18:15 | |
| 83 | Thirteen Images From The Dark Land | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 84 | I. Departure | Kronos Quartet | 5:37 | |
| 85 | Threnody I: Night Of The Electric Insects | Kronos Quartet | 1:22 | |
| 86 | Sounds Of The Bones And Flutes | Kronos Quartet | 0:40 | |
| 87 | Lost Bells | Kronos Quartet | 0:54 | |
| 88 | Devil-music | Kronos Quartet | 1:39 | |
| 89 | Danse Macabre | Kronos Quartet | 1:02 | |
| 90 | II. Absence | Kronos Quartet | 5:25 | |
| 91 | Pavana Lachrymac | Kronos Quartet | 1:07 | |
| 92 | Threnody II: Black Angels! | Kronos Quartet | 2:30 | |
| 93 | Sarabanda De La Muerte Oscura | Kronos Quartet | 0:46 | |
| 94 | Lost Bells (Echo) | Kronos Quartet | 1:02 | |
| 95 | III. Return | Kronos Quartet | 7:13 | |
| 96 | God-music | Kronos Quartet | 3:01 | |
| 97 | Ancient Voices | Kronos Quartet | 0:33 | |
| 98 | Ancient Voices (Echo) | Kronos Quartet | 0:34 | |
| 99 | Threnody III: Night Of The Electric Insects - Sarabanda De La Muerte Oscura (Echo) | Kronos Quartet | 3:05 | |
| 100 | Thomas Tallis: Spen In Alium (Sign And Glorify) | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 101 | Spen In Alium | Kronos Quartet | Thomas Tallis | 8:52 |
| 102 | Istvan Marta: Doom. A Sigh | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 103 | Doom. A Sigh | Kronos Quartet | István Mártha | 10:54 |
| 104 | Charles Ives: They Are There! (Fighting For The People's New Free World) | Kronos Quartet | ||
| 105 | They Are There! | Kronos Quartet | Charles Ives | 2:47 |
| 106 | Dmitri Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 | Kronos Quartet | 20:00 | |
| 107 | I. Largo | Kronos Quartet | 4:57 | |
| 108 | II. Allegro Molto | Kronos Quartet | 2:36 | |
| 109 | III. Allegretto | Kronos Quartet | 4:19 | |
| 110 | IV. Largo | Kronos Quartet | 4:12 | |
| 111 | V. Largo | Kronos Quartet | 3:56 |
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