Short Stories (Kronos Quartet album)
Short Stories is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet, containing works by Elliott Sharp, Willie Dixon, John Oswald, John Zorn, Henry Cowell, Steven Mackey, Scott Johnson, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Pandit Pran Nath.
| Short Stories | ||||
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| Released | 5 March 1993 | |||
| Studio | Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California | |||
| Genre | Contemporary classical | |||
| Label | Nonesuch (#79310) | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Digital" | Sharp (1986) | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Spoonful" | Dixon (1960), arr. Steven Mackey (1989) | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Spectre" | Oswald (1990) | 5:47 |
| 4. | "Cat O' Nine Tails" | Zorn (1988) | 12:48 |
| 5. | "Quartet Euphometric" | Cowell (1916–19) | 1:54 |
| 6. | "Physical Property" | Mackey (1992) | 14:31 |
| 7. | "Soliloquy" | Johnson (1991-3) | 13:13 |
| 8. | "String Quartet No. 2" | Gubaidulina (1987) | 8:30 |
| 9. | "Aba Kee Tayk Hamaree" | Nath | 10:56 |
Critical reception
AllMusic's "Blue" Gene Tyranny describes this album as a, "fascinating collection," of nine pieces by, "very different composers," and that, "the Kronos Quartet is in top form throughout all these selections."[1] A Wired review says that, "a fine mesh of brains and guts, Short Stories is an eclectic roller-coaster ride through 20th-century music."[2]
Personnel
Musicians
- David Harrington – violin
- John Sherba – violin
- Hank Dutt – viola
- Joan Jeanrenaud – cello
- Steven Mackey – electric guitar
- Pandit Pran Nath – voice
- Krishna Bhatt – tabla
- Terry Riley -
- John Constant – tanpura
Production
- Bob Edwards, Howard Johnston – Engineers
See also
References
- Short Stories at AllMusic.
- "Kronos Quartet: Pieces of Africa", Wired.com.
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