Nuevo / Kronos Quartet

Nuevo / Kronos Quartet - Warner Classics - WEA 79649 - 075597964929

Label: Warner Classics
Catalog No: WEA 79649
Format: CD
Release Date: 2002-04-09
Number of Discs: 1
Running time: 1 hr. 6 min.
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
UPC Code: 075597964929

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Album Summary

>Briseño, Severiano : El sinaloense
>Lara, Agustín : Se me hizo fácil
>Esquivel, Juan Garcia : Mini skirt
>Traditional : El Llorar (Crying)
>Dominguez, Alberto : Perfidia
>Revueltas, Silvestre : Sensemay
>Golijov, Osvaldo : K'in sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadulupe (Festival for the Holy Mother Guadalupe)
>Lecuona, Margarita : Tabu (Taboo)
>Elizondo, José : Cuatro milpas (Four Cornfields)
>Gallardo, Ricardo : Chavosuite
>Guzik, Ariel : Plasmaht
>Sanchez, Chalino : Nacho verduzco
>Tacuba, Café : 12/12
Performers Ensembles Composers

Notes & Reviews:

"Nuevo" is something of a near-hallucinatory journey in sound. A bawdy song from Mazatlan, a romantic standard of the 60's, "space-age bachelor pad music" of Esquivel, foot-stomping party music, a percussion-laden concert work, a prime-time Mexican TV theme and a mariachi tune are only some of the ingredients in this program which spans 100 years. This is one of the Kronos' most striking sound odysseys to date.

Notes & Reviews:

This album was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Classical

Crossover Album.

Personnel: Rominko Mendez Xik, Efrén Vargas, Carmen Gomez Oso (vocals); Rita Cantalagua, Joselo (electric guitar); Emmanuel, Emmanuel del Real (jarana, keyboards, programming); David Harrington, John Sherba (violin); Hank Dutt (viola); Jennifer Culp (cello); Gustavo Santaolalla, Luis Conte (percussion); Carlos Garcia (sound effects).

Recording information: El Ensayo, Satelite, Mexico (07/2000-08/2001); La Casa Studios, Los Angeles, CA (07/2000-08/2001); Laboratorio Plasmaht (07/2000-08/2001); Mexico City, Mexico (07/2000-08/2001); O'Henry Studios, Burbank, CA (07/2000-08/2001); Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, CA (07/2000-08/2001).

The always innovative and adventurous Kronos Quartet once again moves beyond the conventional boundaries of artistic genres with NUEVO, an ambitious tribute to the richly diverse musical culture of Mexico. The album is a kaleidoscopic journey through a variegated soundscape, a post-modernist survey of an array of sounds and styles that includes popular and traditional songs, Indian chants, sones, corridos, mariachi, progressive classical, television themes, space-age bachelor pad music, and rock en español. The vibrant performances by the ensemble demonstrate that artists from seemingly disparate musical worlds such as Agustin Lara, Silvestre Revueltas, Alberto Dominguez, Esquivel, and Café Tacuba share not only a common nationality but a sensibility that balks at limitations and celebrates the unfettered expression of individuality.

The album is also an excellent showcase of the quartet's remarkable versatility. Whether manipulating their instruments to emulate a scratchy, off-speed 78, adding texture to their sound with exotic instruments and effects to produce evocative sonic portraits, or diving headlong into electronica on a remix by Nortec DJ Plankton Man, the ensemble's inimitable artistry always shines through. NUEVO fits perfectly into the Kronos aesthetic and is a fine addition to a discography that defies easy categorization.



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Works Details

>Severiano Briseño (1902 - 1988) : El sinaloense
  • Performers: Jennifer Culp (Cello); Hank Dutt (Viola); David Harrington (Violin); Kronos Quartet (Strings); John Sherba (Violin)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: Arranged: Osvaldo Golijov
  • Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>Agustín Lara (1897 - 1970) : Se me hizo fácil
  • Performers: Luanne Warner (Marimba); David Harrington (Violin); John Sherba (Violin); Hank Dutt (Viola); Jennifer Culp (Cello); Kronos Quartet (Strings)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: Arranged: Osvaldo Golijov
  • Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>Esquivel, Juan Garcia : Mini skirt
  • Performers: David Harrington (Violin); Kronos Quartet (Strings); John Sherba (Violin); Hank Dutt (Viola); Jennifer Culp (Cello)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: Arranged: Osvaldo Golijov
  • Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1968
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>Traditional : El Llorar (Crying)
  • Performers: David Harrington (Violin); Efrén Vargas (Voice); Kronos Quartet (Strings); Hank Dutt (Viola); John Sherba (Violin); Jennifer Culp (Cello); Alejandro Flores (Violin)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: Arranged: Osvaldo Golijov
  • Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
  • Language: Spanish
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>Dominguez, Alberto : Perfidia
  • Performers: Carlos Garcia (Leaf); Kronos Quartet (Strings); David Harrington (Violin); John Sherba (Violin); Hank Dutt (Viola); Jennifer Culp (Cello)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: Arranged: Stephen Prutsman
  • Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>Revueltas, Silvestre : Sensemay
  • Performers: Hank Dutt (Viola); Jennifer Culp (Cello); Ricardo Gallardo (Percussion); Raúl Tudón (Percussion); Alfredo Bringas (Percussion); David Harrington (Violin); John Sherba (Violin); Cláudia Oliveira (Percussion); Kronos Quartet (Strings)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: Arranged: Stephen Prutsman
  • Running Time: 7 min. 28 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Form: Orchestral
  • Written: 1938
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>Golijov, Osvaldo : K'in sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadulupe (Festival for the Holy Mother Guadalupe)
  • Performers: Pegro Tak'il Bek'et (Guitar); Kronos Quartet (Strings); Rominko Mendez Xik (Voice); Xun Perez Hol Cotom (Voice); Carmen Gomez Oso (Voice); Rominko Patixtan Patixtan (Harp); David Harrington (Violin); John Sherba (Violin); Hank Dutt (Viola); Jennifer Culp (Cello); Luanne Warner (Marimba)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: Osvaldo Golijov's composition integrates a recording of K'in Sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadulupe, a ritual performed during the Festival for the Holy Mother Guadalupe, with music written for Kronos.
  • Running Time: 5 min. 56 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>Lecuona, Margarita : Tabu (Taboo)
  • Performers: Jennifer Culp (Cello); John Sherba (Violin); David Harrington (Violin); Kronos Quartet (Strings); Hank Dutt (Viola); Luis Conte (Percussion)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: Arranged: Osvaldo Golijov
  • Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1941
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>José Elizondo : Cuatro milpas (Four Cornfields)
  • Performers: Kronos Quartet (Strings); Jennifer Culp (Cello); Hank Dutt (Viola); John Sherba (Violin); David Harrington (Violin)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: Arranged: Stephen Prutsman
  • Running Time: 4 min. 9 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: circa 1926
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>Gallardo, Ricardo : Chavosuite
  • Performers: Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Voice); Kronos Quartet (Strings); John Sherba (Violin); David Harrington (Violin); Hank Dutt (Viola); Jennifer Culp (Cello); Gustavo Santaolalla (Percussion); Luna Santaolalla (Voice); Gustavo Santaolalla (Toys); Doña Florinda (Voice)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: This selection is a suite which incorporates "Turkish March" from 'The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113' (1811) by Ludwig van Beethoven,
  • Running Time: 5 min. 14 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>Guzik, Ariel : Plasmaht
  • Performers: Jennifer Culp (Cello); John Sherba (Violin); David Harrington (Violin); Kronos Quartet (Strings); Hank Dutt (Viola)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: Arranged: Kronos Quartet
  • Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 2001
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>Sanchez, Chalino : Nacho verduzco
  • Performers: Hank Dutt (Viola); Jennifer Culp (Cello); John Sherba (Violin); Kronos Quartet (Strings); David Harrington (Violin)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: Arranged: Osvaldo Golijov
  • Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 1992
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>Café Tacuba (1989 - ) : 12/12
  • Performers: Joselo Rangel (Electric Guitar); Ruben Albarran (Electric Guitar); Jennifer Culp (Cello); Hank Dutt (Viola); Quique Rangel (Dancer); John Sherba (Violin); Kronos Quartet (Strings); Alejandro Flores (Violin); Alejandro Flores (Requinto); Emmanuel De Real (Keyboards); Emmanuel De Real (Dancer); David Harrington (Violin)
  • Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
  • Notes: Arranged: Osvaldo Golijov
  • Running Time: 11 min. 38 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Studio/Live: Studio

>Severiano Briseño (1902 - 1988) : El sinaloense
  • Performers: Kronos Quartet (Strings); Plankton Man (Electronics)
  • Notes: This selection is a dance remix made in 2001 by Plankton Man of the Kronos Quartet recording of the same work on this CD.
  • Running Time: 5 min. sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Studio/Live: Studio