Black Angels (album)
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Black Angels is a 1990 album by the string quartet Kronos Quartet. It includes, 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.[2][3][4]
Track listing
| 1. |
"Black Angels, Mvt. I Departure" | George Crumb |
5:37 |
| 2. |
"Black Angels, Mvt. II Absence" | Crumb |
5:25 |
| 3. |
"Black Angels, Mvt. III Return" | Crumb |
7:13 |
| 4. |
"Spem in Alium" | Thomas Tallis, arr. Kronos Quartet |
8:52 |
| 5. |
"Doom. A Sigh" | István Mártha |
10:54 |
| 6. |
"They are There!" | Charles Ives |
2:47 |
| 7. |
"Quartet No. 8, Mvt. I Largo" | Dmitri Shostakovich |
4:57 |
| 8. |
"Quartet No. 8, Mvt. II Allegro molto" | Shostakovich |
2:36 |
| 9. |
"Quartet No. 8, Mvt. III Allegretto" | Shostakovich |
4:19 |
| 10. |
"Quartet No. 8, Mvt. IV Largo" | Shostakovich |
4:11 |
| 11. |
"Quartet No. 8, Mvt. V Largo" | Shostakovich |
3:57 |
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
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