Kronos Quartet

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Kara Kemir

Album: Floodplain

Released: Jan 1, 2009

Label: Nonesuch

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Kara Kemir
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Ya Habibi Ta'ala
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Black Angels: III. Return
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General Info

Genre: Classical / Experimental / Other
Location SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, US
Profile Views: 910767
Last Login: 1/15/2013
Member Since 5/9/2005
Website http://www.kronosquartet.org
Record Label Nonesuch Records
Type of Label Major
Bio
...... ..RECORDS.. .. ..l .... ..CONCERTS.. .... l .... ..MAILING LIST.. .. .. .. .. .. .. For more than 30 years, San Francisco's Kronos Quartet—David Harrington, John Sherba (violins), Hank Dutt (viola) and Jeffrey Zeigler (cello)—has pursued a singular artistic vision, combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to expanding the range and context of the string quartet. In the process, Kronos has become one of the most celebrated and influential ensembles of our time, performing thousands of concerts worldwide, releasing more than 45 recordings of extraordinary breadth and commissioning more than 600 new works and arrangements for string quartet. Kronos' work has also garnered numerous awards, including a Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance (2004) and "Musicians of the Year" (2003) from Musical America. .... Kronos' adventurous, eclectic repertoire encompasses works by 20th-century masters (Bartók, Shostakovich, Webern), contemporary composers (Aleksandra Vrebalov, John Adams, Alfred Schnittke), jazz legends (Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk), and artists from even farther afield (rock guitar hero Jimi Hendrix, Azeri vocalist Alim Qasimov, and avant-garde saxophonist John Zorn). Integral to Kronos' work is a series of long-running, in-depth collaborations with many of the world's foremost composers, including Americans Terry Riley, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich; Azerbaijan's Franghiz Ali-Zadeh; Poland's Henryk Górecki, and Argentina's Osvaldo Golijov. Additional collaborators from around the world have included Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man; the legendary Bollywood "playback singer" Asha Bhosle; the renowned American soprano Dawn Upshaw; Mexican rockers Café Tacuba; the Romanian gypsy band Taraf de Haïdouks; and Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq. .... The Quartet spends five months of each year on tour, appearing in the world's most prestigious concert halls, clubs, and festivals. Kronos is equally prolific on CD, with a discography on Nonesuch Records including Pieces of Africa (1992), a showcase of African-born composers that simultaneously topped Billboard’s Classical and World Music lists; Nuevo (2002), a Grammy- and Latin Grammy–nominated celebration of Mexican culture; and the 2003 Grammy-winner, Alban Berg’s Lyric Suite. ......
Members
David Harrington — Violin.. John Sherba — Violin.. Hank Dutt — Viola.. Jeffrey Zeigler — Cello
Influences
..Composers:.. John Adams, Alban Berg, John Cage, George Crumb, Philip Glass, Osvaldo Golijov, Michael Gordon, Henryk Gorecki, Sofia Gubaidulina, Jimi Hendrix, Clint Mansell, Matmos, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Mr. Bungle, Arvo Part, Astor Piazzolla, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Alfred Schnittke, Dmitri Shostakovich, Sigur Ros, Peteris Vasks, Julia Wolfe, Frank Zappa, John Zorn .... ..Collaborators:.. Asha Bhosle, David Bowie, Cafe Tacuba, Nelly Furtado, Allen Ginsberg, Huun Huur-Tu, Wu Man, Modern Jazz Quartet, Pandit Pran Nath, Taraf de Haidouks, Tiger Lillies, Rokia Traore, Dawn Upshaw, Tom Waits, Don Walser
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