Black Angels (album)

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Black Angels
Kronos Quartet Black Angels.jpg
Studio album by
Kronos Quartet
ReleasedJune 29, 1990
Recorded1990
GenreContemporary classical
Length61:40
LabelNonesuch Records
ProducerJudith Sherman
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet chronology
Kronos Quartet Plays Terry Riley: Salome Dances for Peace
(1989) 		Black Angels
(1990) 		Witold Lutosławski: String Quartet
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

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]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Black Angels, Mvt. I Departure"George Crumb5:37
2."Black Angels, Mvt. II Absence"Crumb5:25
3."Black Angels, Mvt. III Return"Crumb7:13
4."Spem in Alium"Thomas Tallis, arr. Kronos Quartet8:52
5."Doom. A Sigh"István Márta10:54
6."They are There!"Charles Ives2:47
7."Quartet No. 8, Mvt. I Largo"Dmitri Shostakovich4:57
8."Quartet No. 8, Mvt. II Allegro molto"Shostakovich2:36
9."Quartet No. 8, Mvt. III Allegretto"Shostakovich4:19
10."Quartet No. 8, Mvt. IV Largo"Shostakovich4:11
11."Quartet No. 8, Mvt. V Largo"Shostakovich3:57

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Presto Classical
  3. ^ RECORDINGS VIEW; Kronos on a Shaman's Journey - The New York Times
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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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