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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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- Years active: 1973 - Present
- Record label: Nonesuch Records
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- 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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i just left a Kronos Quartet concert and I am telling you, I need to either move further north to some civilized place
@todonada | November 11, 2009 03:40 AM -
back from a nice music and mayhem vacation. Just saw Kronos Quartet tonight. Awesome and always!
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http://bit.ly/1tpifh Spotify: Kronos Quartet – Kronos Quartet performs Philip Glass / Música para mandar el mundo al diablo un rato
@xofyerg | November 11, 2009 02:32 AM -
At the Kronos Quartet concert. Once again my camera rig is embarrassingly dwarfed.
@StefanC | November 11, 2009 12:35 AM -
mi parte emo hoy me invito a escuchar Kronos Quartet, y acepte gustoso
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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 responsible for the creation of more than 400 new string quartets. T...
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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 t...
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View All Kronos Quartet Questions (7) | Ask a QuestionDid the Greeks personify Saturn as their God, Kronos? (1 Answer)He 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 ... read moreWhats your favorite version of Way Down in the Hole? (3 Answers)This 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 moreWho wrote The Sally Lockhart quartet, including The Ruby in the Smoke? (1 Answer)Philip 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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