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