Black Angels (album)
Black Angels is a 1990 album by the string quartet Kronos Quartet.[2] It includes,[3] and was named after the George Crumb's 1970 composition Black Angels; the composition which had inspired David Harrington to found the Kronos Quartet in 1973.[4][5]
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| Released | June 29, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary classical | |||
| Length | 61:40 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch Records | |||
| Producer | Judith Sherman Kronos Quartet | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Black Angels, Mvt. I Departure" | George Crumb | 5:37 |
| 2. | "Black Angels, Mvt. II Absence" | Crumb | 5:25 |
| 3. | "Black Angels, Mvt. III Return" | Crumb | 7:13 |
| 4. | "Spem in Alium" | Thomas Tallis, arr. Kronos Quartet | 8:52 |
| 5. | "Doom. A Sigh" | István Márta | 10:54 |
| 6. | "They are There!" | Charles Ives | 2:47 |
| 7. | "Quartet No. 8, Mvt. I Largo" | Dmitri Shostakovich | 4:57 |
| 8. | "Quartet No. 8, Mvt. II Allegro molto" | Shostakovich | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Quartet No. 8, Mvt. III Allegretto" | Shostakovich | 4:19 |
| 10. | "Quartet No. 8, Mvt. IV Largo" | Shostakovich | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Quartet No. 8, Mvt. V Largo" | Shostakovich | 3:57 |
Personnel
- Hank Dutt - Viola
- Tony Eckert - Engineering (Tracks: A1, A2, B3)
- Bob Edwards - Mixing (Tracks: A1, A2)
- David Harrington - Violin
- Robert Hurwitz - Executive Producer
- Joan Jeanrenaud - Cello
- Juhani Liimatainen - Engineering (Tracks: A1, A2, B3)
- Matt Mahurin - Photography
- John Sherba - Violin
- Judith Sherman - Producer, Engineering, Mixing
See also
- 1990 in music
- Modern classical music
References
- Allmusic review
- Presto Classical
- RECORDINGS VIEW; Kronos on a Shaman's Journey - The New York Times
- Yaple, Carol (2008). "Four Hundred Candles: The Creation of a Repertoire". Kronos Quartet. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- Bogdanov, Vladimir; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2002). "Kronos Quartet". All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-87930-717-2. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
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