Kronos Quartet - Black Angels (Vinyl)
The two-LP set includes George Crumb’s title piece, which inspired David Harrington to found the quartet, and works by Charles Ives, István Márta, Thomas Tallis, and Dmitri Shostakovich; the vinyl’s fourth side is an etching of an illustration Matt Mahurin—whose work is featured on the original album cover—created especially for this purpose.
Crumb’s title piece, called “an unusually elevated and searing Vietnam War protest” by the New York Times, sets a dark, powerful tone for the collection, which addresses the political/physical/spiritual consequences of war. The Evening Standard includes the album among its 100 Definitive Classical Albums of the 20th Century.
Tracklist:
Black Angels (18:15)
A1. Black Angels: I. Departure 5:37
A2. Black Angels: II. Absence 5:25
A3. Black Angels: III. Return 7:13
B1. Spem In Alium (Sing And Glorify) 8:52
B2. Doom. A Sigh 10:54
B3. They Are There! Fighting for the People's New Free World 2:47
Quartet No. 8 20:00
C1. Quartet No. 8: I. Largo
C2. Quartet No. 8: II. Allegro molto
C3. Quartet No. 8: III. Allegretto
C4. Quartet No. 8: IV. Largo
C5. Quartet No. 8: V. Largo
D. [Etched]
The two-LP set includes George Crumb’s title piece, which inspired David Harrington to found the quartet, and works by Charles Ives, István Márta, Thomas Tallis, and Dmitri Shostakovich; the vinyl’s fourth side is an etching of an illustration Matt Mahurin—whose work is featured on the original album cover—created especially for this purpose.
Crumb’s title piece, called “an unusually elevated and searing Vietnam War protest” by the New York Times, sets a dark, powerful tone for the collection, which addresses the political/physical/spiritual consequences of war. The Evening Standard includes the album among its 100 Definitive Classical Albums of the 20th Century.
Tracklist:
Black Angels (18:15)
A1. Black Angels: I. Departure 5:37
A2. Black Angels: II. Absence 5:25
A3. Black Angels: III. Return 7:13
B1. Spem In Alium (Sing And Glorify) 8:52
B2. Doom. A Sigh 10:54
B3. They Are There! Fighting for the People's New Free World 2:47
Quartet No. 8 20:00
C1. Quartet No. 8: I. Largo
C2. Quartet No. 8: II. Allegro molto
C3. Quartet No. 8: III. Allegretto
C4. Quartet No. 8: IV. Largo
C5. Quartet No. 8: V. Largo
D. [Etched]
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