Ground breakers, virtuosos, and commissioners of many of the world\u2019s twentieth and twenty-first century string quartet masterpieces, the influence of the Kronos Quartet cannot be underestimated. We\u2019ll feature a sampling of their luminous output over the years.
\nHosted by Seth Boustead
\nProduced by Jesse McQuarters
\nPLAYLIST
\nAlan Dorsey: Whatever Happened to the Hoodoo Meat Bucket?
\nKronos Quartet
John Geist: Dark Razz
\nKronos Quartet
Aleksandra Vrebalov: \u2026hold me, neighbor, in this storm (excerpt)
\nKronos Quartet
Harry Partch: U.S. Highball, \u201cDid I ever ride freight trains- huh!\u201d & \u201cLeaving Little America, Wyo-ma\u201d
\nKronos Quartet; David Barron, narrator
P\u0113teris Vasks: String Quartet No. 4, II, Elegy
\nKronos Quartet
John Zorn: Forbidden Fruit (excerpt)
\nKronos Quartet
Steve Reich: Triple Quartet, II
\nKronos Quartet
Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky: Lachrimosa
\nKronos Quartet; Dawn Upshaw, ms.
Television: Marquee Moon (excerpt)
\nKronos Quartet
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