Ground breakers, virtuosos, and commissioners of many of the world’s twentieth and twenty-first century string quartet masterpieces, the influence of the Kronos Quartet cannot be underestimated. We’ll feature a sampling of their luminous output over the years.
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet (Photo: Jay Blakesberg)
Playlist
Whatever Happened to the Hoodoo Meat Bucket, by Alan Dorsey
Dark Razz, by John Geist
…hold me, neighbor, in this storm, by Aleksandra Vrebalov
Kronos Quartet
“Did I ever ride freight trains- huh!” and “Leaving Little America”, Wyo-ma, by Harry Partch
Kronos Quartet; David Barron, narrator
Forbidden Fruit, by John Zorn
Triple Quartet, II, by Steve Reich
Kronos Quartet
Lachrimosa, by Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky
Kronos Quartet; Dawn Upshaw, mezzo-soprano
“Marquee Moon” by Tom Verlaine
Kronos Quartet