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- Years active: 1973 - Present
- Record label: Nonesuch Records
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Formed in 1973 by violinist David Harrington, the critically-acclaimed chamber group Kronos Quartet has released over 40 recordings of an electric range of classical, experimental, world, jazz, rock and pop music.
Kronos is renown for performing experimental music, commissioning new work and performing arrangements of work not conventionally associated with chamber music ensembles. The group has performed the work of composers Terry Riley, Steve Reich, George Crumb and Astor Piazzolla; performed live with Tom Waits, David Bowie and Bjork; and collaborated with Bollywood legend Asha Bhosle, soprano Dawn Upshaw, poet Allen Ginsberg and Nine Inch Nails.
The group has been nominated for a Grammy Award and were named Musical America's Musicians of the Year in 2003.
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Notable Collaborators
- Terry Riley
- Wu Man
- Philip Glass
- Steve Reich
- Asha Bhosle
- Dawn Upshaw
- Cafe Tacuba
- Taraf de Haidouks
- Tom Waits
- David Bowie
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Kronos Quartet on Amazon
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Kronos Quartet - In Accord - $24.99
Since their inception in 1973, the Kronos Quartet has achieved international acclaim for their fresh approach to music. They have sold millions of audio recordings and are responsi...Amazon
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Floodplain - $16.98
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 intern...Amazon
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Kronos Quartet Questions
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Did the Greeks personify Saturn as their God, Kronos? 1 AnswerHe was the god of harvest, he was the youngest of the titans and he was the one who overthrew his father (kind of ironic since it happened to him as well). He i... read more -
Whats your favorite version of Way Down in the Hole? 3 AnswersThis version, from The Blind Boys of Alabama, is pretty cool as well. I think it was used in The Wire in the first season. ... read more -
Who wrote The Sally Lockhart quartet, including The Ruby in the Smoke? 1 AnswerPhilip Pullman wrote these young-adult novels, including "The Tin Princess," "The Tiger in the Well," "The Shadow in the North," and "The Ruby in the Smoke." read more
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Stop it. The Kronos Quartet did a B'wood fusion album?!?! My ethnomusicology prof knows me TOO well! ;)
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Listening to Kronos Quartet.
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Grâce à #Shazam, j'ai découvert Finish It de Kronos Quartet & Mogwai http://www.shazam.com/music/web/track?id=44642551
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@lrinderknecht just saw him w/kronos quartet in los angeles last week. you are lucky. :) have fun at tully! :)
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@listensto Kronos Quartet - 01. El Sinaloense
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