Length 106:45 | Producer Judith Sherman Release date 15 May 1998 | |
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Released 15 May 1998 (1998-05-15) Kronos Quartet Performs Alfred Schnittke The Complete String Quartets(1998) John Adams John's Book of Alleged Dances(1998) Similar Kronos Quartet albums, Contemporary classical music albums, Other albums | ||
Kronos Quartet Performs Alfred Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet. The double CD contains all four of Russian composer Alfred Schnittke's "startling" string quartets. String Quartet No.3 was recorded and released in 1988; the other three were recorded between 1994 and 1996 and released in 1998.
Contents
Track listing
All music composed by Alfred Schnittke.
Critical reception
The music of Alfred Schnittke became very popular in the United States in the 1990s, and the Kronos Quartet were among many "influential international figures" who played his music. They had recorded a Schnittke composition (String Quartet No.3) as early as 1988; all four of Schnittke's string quartets had been on the Kronos repertoire at least since 1991. Critics responded quite positively to this recording of the quartets. Lawrence Johnson, writing for the New York Times, said, "As the new Schnittke survey attests, the Kronos can play like demons. . . . The Kronos Quartet has delivered a performance in which every phrase is filled, if not with grief, with profound and resonant meaning." The album was nominated for Grammy Awards in two categories, "Best Classical Album" and "Best Chamber Music Performance."
Musicians
Production
Songs
1String Quartet No 1: I Sonata7:32
2String Quartet No 1: II Canon3:30
3String Quartet No 1: III Cadenza5:43