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Kronos Quartet (1973 - )

Group - United States

Releases (30)

Official

Album

  1. Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk 1985
  2. Music by Sculthorpe, Sallinen, Glass, Nancarrow, and Hendrix 1986
  3. Music of Bill Evans 1986
  4. White Man Sleeps 1987
  5. Winter Was Hard 30 Sep 1988
  6. Black Angels 21 Jun 1990
  7. In Formation 1990
  8. Pieces of Africa 14 Feb 1992
  9. Short Stories 09 Mar 1993
  10. At the Grave of Richard Wagner 28 Sep 1993
  11. Night Prayers 06 Sep 1994
  12. Howl, U.S.A. 04 Jun 1996
  13. The Complete Landmark Sessions 01 Apr 1997
  14. Early Music (Lachrymæ Antiquæ) 16 Sep 1997
  15. Kronos Caravan 18 Apr 2000
  16. Nuevo 09 Apr 2002
  17. Floodplain 18 May 2009
  18. Under 30 Project: 1-4 2013
  19. Tundra Songs 10 Mar 2015
  20. Long Time Passing 09 Oct 2020
  21. Mỹ Lai 20 May 2022

Album - Compilation

  1. Released: 1985-1995 1995
  2. Kronos Quartet: 25 Years 27 Oct 1998
  3. A Thousand Thoughts 08 Apr 2014

Single

  1. Plays Sigur Rós 07 Sep 2007
  2. Séraphîta 2017

Single - Remix

  1. El Sinaloense (Remixes) 2002

Other

  1. Kronos Explorer Series 2014 box set

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 2009-05-04: Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France
  2. 1999-06-23: Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna, Italy

Relationships (13)

Collaborators

  1. Lev Zhurbin

Members

  1. David Harrington (1973) original, violin
  2. Walter Gray (1973 - 1978) original, cello
  3. Tim Kilian (1973 - 1976) original, viola
  4. James Shallenberger (1973 - 1975) original, violin
  5. Roy Lewis (1975 - 1977) violin
  6. Ella Marie Gray (1977 - 1978) violin
  7. Hank Dutt (1977) viola
  8. John Sherba (1978) violin
  9. Joan Jeanrenaud (1978 - 1999) cello
  10. Jennifer Culp (1999 - 2005) cello
  11. Jeffrey Zeigler (2005 - 2013) cello
  12. Sunny Yang (2013) cello

Recordings by (490)

  1. Mythic Birds Waltz 16:13 (1985)
  2. Cadenza on the Night Plain 37:12 (1985)
  3. Well, You Needn't 4:58 (1985)
  4. Rhythm-A-Ning 3:04 (1985)
  5. Crepuscule With Nellie 2:39 (1985)
  6. Off Minor / Epistrophy 8:10 (1985)
  7. 'Round Midnight 4:33 (1985)
  8. Misterioso 4:00 (1985)
  9. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got the Swing) 4:03 (1985)
  10. Black And Tan Fantasy 3:42 (1985)
  11. Brilliant Corners 5:04 (1985)
  12. Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector 10:25 (1985)
  13. Dinner Music 3:32 (1986)
  14. String Quartet no. 8: I. Con dolore 2:04 (1986)
  15. String Quartet no. 8: II. Risoluto 3:49 (1986)
  16. String Quartet no. 8: III. Con dolore 3:02 (1986)
  17. String Quartet no. 8: IV. Con precisione 1:49 (1986)
  18. String Quartet no. 8: V. Con dolore 2:07 (1986)
  19. String Quartet no. 3 14:05 (1986)
  20. Company: I 2:22 (1986)
  21. Company: II 1:36 (1986)
  22. Company: III 1:46 (1986)
  23. Company: IV 2:14 (1986)
  24. String Quartet: I. Allegro molto 2:18 (1986)
  25. String Quartet: II. Andante moderato 3:31 (1986)
  26. String Quartet: III. Prestissimo 5:17 (1986)
  27. Purple Haze 2:52 (1986)
  28. Waltz for Debbie 5:42 (1986)
  29. Very Early 4:01 (1986)
  30. Nardis 5:07 (1986)
  31. Re: Person I Knew 4:25 (1986)
  32. Time Remembered 3:14 (1986)
  33. Walking Up 2:30 (1986)
  34. Turn Out the Stars 6:32 (1986)
  35. Five 2:39 (1986)
  36. Peace Piece 7:11 (1986)
  37. String Quartet No. 8: Con Dolore / Risoluto / Con Dolore / Con Precisione / Con Dolore 13:41 (1986)
  38. Company: I. ♩ = 96 / II. ♩ = 160 / III. ♩ = 90 / IV. ♩ = 160 7:53 (1986)
  39. String Quartet: Allegro Molto / Andante Moderato / Prestissimo 11:07 (1986)
  40. Lonely Woman 6:22 (1987)
  41. White Man Sleeps #1 4:32 (1987)
  42. Scherzo: Holding Your Own 1:25 (1987)
  43. Pano da Costa 19:25 (1987)
  44. Morango … Almost a Tango 6:25 (1987)
  45. Amazing Grace 11:53 (1987)
  46. White Man Sleeps #5 3:43 (1987)
  47. Winter Was Hard 1:40 (30 Sep 1988)
  48. Half Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight 8:21 (30 Sep 1988)
  49. Fratres 9:25 (30 Sep 1988)
  50. Six Bagatelles: Mäßig / Leicht bewegt / Ziemlich fließend / Sehr langsam / Äußerst langsam / Fließend 3:57 (30 Sep 1988)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. A Door Is Ajar 0:37 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988)

Performer

  1. Mondo Mando 8:57 David Grisman (1981)
  2. Anthem of the Great Spirit: I. The Summons 4:56 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  3. Anthem of the Great Spirit: III. Fanfare in the Minimal Kingdom 4:29 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  4. Anthem of the Great Spirit: IV. Ceremonial Night Race 4:41 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  5. Anthem of the Great Spirit: VI. More Ceremonial Races 0:50 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  6. Anthem of the Great Spirit: VII. Oldtimes at the Races 3:49 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  7. Conquest of the War Demons: II. Salome and Half Wolf Descend Through the Gates to the Underworld 4:36 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  8. Conquest of the War Demons: V. Victory: Salome Re-Enacts for Half Wolf Her Deeds of Valor 0:43 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  9. Conquest of the War Demons: VII. The Underworld Arising 10:22 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  10. The Gift: I. Echoes of Primordial Time 11:14 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  11. The Ecstacy: III. The Gathering 5:41 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  12. The Ecstacy: V. Recessional 2:06 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  13. Good Medicine: I. Good Medicine Dance 13:34 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  14. The Ecstacy: IV. At the Summit 5:23 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  15. Anthem of the Great Spirit: VIII. Half Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight 8:16 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  16. The Ecstacy: I. Processional 2:10 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  17. Conquest of the War Demons: VI. Discovery of Peace 3:37 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  18. Anthem of the Great Spirit: V. At the Ancient Aztec Corn Races Salome meets Wild Talker 2:04 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  19. Anthem of the Great Spirit: II. Peace Dance 11:01 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  20. Conquest of the War Demons: I. Way of the Warrior 5:08 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)
  21. The Gift: II. Mongolian Winds 4:17 Kronos Quartet (20 Oct 1989)

Instruments

  1. Garden 4:24 William Ackerman (1983) strings
  2. Cadenza on the Night Plain 37:12 Kronos Quartet (1985)
  3. Mythic Birds Waltz 16:13 Kronos Quartet (1985)
  4. Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector 10:25 Kronos Quartet (1985)
  5. Freezing 3:15 Linda Ronstadt, Kronos Quartet, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman (1986)
  6. Forgetting 8:09 The Roches, Linda Ronstadt, Kronos Quartet, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman (1986)
  7. Forbidden Fruit 10:19 John Zorn (1987)
  8. Fratres 9:25 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988) string quartet
  9. Winter Was Hard 1:40 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988) strings
  10. Forbidden Fruit (Variations for Voice, String Quartet and Turntables) 10:20 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988) strings
  11. Quartet No. 3: Andante - Agitato - Pesante 19:06 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988) strings
  12. Four for Tango 4:41 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988) strings
  13. Six Bagatelles: Mäßig / Leicht bewegt / Ziemlich fließend / Sehr langsam / Äußerst langsam / Fließend 3:57 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988) strings
  14. A Door Is Ajar 0:37 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988) strings
  15. Adagio 7:09 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988) strings
  16. Half Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight 8:21 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988) strings
  17. Bella by Barlight 2:47 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988) strings
  18. G Song 11:11 Kronos Quartet (1988)
  19. Different Trains: I. America - Before the War 8:59 Kronos Quartet (03 Mar 1989) string quartet

Produced

  1. Quartet No. 3: Andante - Agitato - Pesante 19:06 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988)
  2. Six Bagatelles: Mäßig / Leicht bewegt / Ziemlich fließend / Sehr langsam / Äußerst langsam / Fließend 3:57 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988)
  3. Adagio 7:09 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988)
  4. Winter Was Hard 1:40 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988)
  5. Half Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight 8:21 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988)
  6. Bella by Barlight 2:47 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988)
  7. Four for Tango 4:41 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988)
  8. Fratres 9:25 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988)
  9. A Door Is Ajar 0:37 Kronos Quartet (30 Sep 1988)

Credited as (171)

  1. Kronos Quartet
  2. Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle
  3. Tom Waits & Kronos Quartet
  4. Kronos Quartet & Fred Frith
  5. Salvatore Licitra & Kronos Quartet
  6. Nelly Furtado feat. The Kronos Quartet
  7. Clint Mansell feat. Kronos Quartet
  8. Kronos Quartet with Alim and Fargana Qasimov & Homayun Sakhi
  9. Kronos Quartet with Alim & Fargana Qasimov and Homayun Sakhi
  10. Kronos Quartet, Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen
  11. Rokia Traoré & Kronos Quartet
  12. Kronos Quartet, Kimmo Pohjonen & Samuli Kosminen
  13. Morton Feldman; Kronos Quartet, Aki Takahashi
  14. Kronos Quartet, Ellen Hargis, Suzanne Elder, Neal Rogers, Paul Hillier
  15. Charles Ives, Kronos Quartet
  16. Kronos Quartet feat. Asha Bhosle
  17. Amon Tobin feat. Kronos Quartet
  18. Kronos Quartet & Tom Waits
  19. John Adams; Kronos Quartet
  20. Philip Glass; Kronos Quartet
  21. The Tiger Lillies with Kronos Quartet
  22. Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle
  23. Kaija Saariaho; Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Petri Alanko, Anssi Karttunen, Kronos Quartet
  24. Kronos Quartet, Kaija Saariaho
  25. Henryk Górecki; Kronos Quartet
  26. Bryce Dessner; Kronos Quartet
  27. Kyp Malone, Babatunde Adebimpe, Kronos Quartet & Stuart Bogie
  28. Steve Reich; Kronos Quartet, Pat Metheny
  29. Kronos Quartet, Franz Schubert Quartett, Wilanow Quartet
  30. Angélique Kidjo feat. Kronos Quartet
  31. Gustavo Santaolalla feat. Kronos Quartet
  32. Terry Riley; Kronos Quartet
  33. Witold Lutosławski; Kronos Quartet
  34. Tom Waits and Kronos Quartet accompanied by Greg Cohen
  35. Kronos Quartet & Terry Riley
  36. Tom Verlaine feat. Kronos Quartet
  37. Richard Reed Parry; yMusic, Kronos Quartet, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner & others
  38. Alban Berg; Kronos Quartet, Dawn Upshaw
  39. Kronos Quartet, Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe + Stuart Bogie
  40. Pēteris Vasks; Kronos Quartet
  41. Vladimir Martynov; Kronos Quartet
  42. Astor Piazzolla; Kronos Quartet
  43. Kronos Quartet, Astor Piazzolla
  44. Osvaldo Golijov; Souza, Kronos Quartet, Upshaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chorus, Spano
  45. Tan Dun; Kronos Quartet, Wu Man
  46. Dane Rudhyar; Kronos Quartet, Marcia Mikulak
  47. Kronos Quartet and Wu Man
  48. Bryce Dessner & Kronos Quartet
  49. Kaija Saariaho; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Kronos Quartet, Petri Alanko, Anssi Karttunen
  50. Paul Oakenfold feat. Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet
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Works (10)

Composed

  1. Forbidden Fruit (Variations for Voice, String Quartet and Turntables) additional

Commissioned

  1. Pannonia Boundless (1997)
  2. Success in Life
  3. Dig Deep
  4. K'in Sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadalupe
  5. Oculus pro oculo totum orbem terrae caecat (String Quartet no. 1)
  6. CampoSanto
  7. Love Bleeds Radiant

Dedicated Works

  1. Thirty Pieces for String Quartet
  2. String Quartet no. 4

Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. Roskilde Festival 1993, Day 4: World time
  2. Electric Castle 2019, day 4

Links (18)

Official Homepages

  1. https://kronosquartet.org/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139044900
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80055753
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/kronos-quartet
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80055753
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/5047907-6

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/102581

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/kronos-quartet-63d6d6cb.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/52786

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000775212

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0472203/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/122048720

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1126131

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0M6xcJTswOl2qvExCJhiS3
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/64279

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/5907

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kronos_quartet_in_warsaw.jpg

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/kronosquartet