Kronos Quartet

Published: Sept. 26, 2015, 2 a.m.

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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.

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Hosted by Seth Boustead
\\nProduced by Jesse McQuarters

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\\nPLAYLIST
\\nAlan Dorsey: Whatever Happened to the Hoodoo Meat Bucket?

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John Geist: Dark Razz
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Aleksandra Vrebalov: \\u2026hold me, neighbor, in this storm (excerpt)
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Harry Partch: U.S. Highball, \\u201cDid I ever ride freight trains- huh!\\u201d  & \\u201cLeaving Little America, Wyo-ma\\u201d
\\nKronos Quartet; David Barron, narrator

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P\\u0113teris Vasks: String Quartet No. 4, II, Elegy
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John Zorn: Forbidden Fruit (excerpt)
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Steve Reich: Triple Quartet, II
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Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky: Lachrimosa
\\nKronos Quartet; Dawn Upshaw, ms.

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Television: Marquee Moon (excerpt)
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