Kronos Quartet

Ground breakers, virtuosos, and commissioners of many of the
world’s twentieth and twenty-first century string quartet
masterpieces, the   influence of the Kronos Quartet
cannot be underestimated.  We’ll feature a sampling of their
luminous output over the years.


Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters



PLAYLIST
Alan Dorsey: Whatever Happened to the Hoodoo Meat
Bucket?
Kronos Quartet


John Geist: Dark Razz
Kronos Quartet


Aleksandra Vrebalov: …hold me, neighbor, in this storm
(excerpt)
Kronos Quartet


Harry Partch: U.S. Highball, “Did I ever ride freight
trains- huh!”  & “Leaving Little America,
Wyo-ma”
Kronos Quartet; David Barron, narrator


Pēteris Vasks: String Quartet No. 4, II,
Elegy
Kronos Quartet


John Zorn: Forbidden Fruit (excerpt)
Kronos Quartet


Steve Reich: Triple Quartet, II
Kronos Quartet


Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky: Lachrimosa
Kronos Quartet; Dawn Upshaw, ms.


Television: Marquee Moon (excerpt)
Kronos Quartet