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Brahms: Sextet no 2; Dohnanyi: Seranade / Sitkovetsky, etc

1 CD / Nonesuch Import / 2000-05-23

Works: Ernst von Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio in C major, Op. 10; Johannes Brahms: Sextet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 36
Conductors: Sitkovetsky, Dmitry

"...Both these performances are incredibly pungent and rhythmical, never losing pulse even when Sitkovetsky lingers lovingly as in the Romance or Theme and Variations of...continue...

25 Years: Retrospective

10 CD / Nonesuch Import / 1998-10-20

Works: John Adams: John's Book of Alleged Dances, for string quartet; Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Psalom, for string quartet; Summa; Missa sillabica, for chorus; Ken Benshoof: Traveling Music no 4, for string ...
Performers: Brosnan, Michael; Hargis, Ellen; Hillier, Paul; Krakauer, David; Kronos Quartet; Nolan, Mark; Piazzolla, Astor; Rogers, Neal; Takahashi, Aki

The 20th century has not been kind to most standard classical music forms. The piano sonata, the concerto, the symphony -- none of them have disappeared entirely, but none remain in a state that could...continue...

Kronos Quartet - Short Stories

1 CD / Nonesuch Import / 1993-03-09

Works: Elliott Sharp: Digital; Willie Dixon: Spoonful; John Oswald: Spectre, for string quartet; John Zorn: Cat o' Nine Tails (Tex Avery Directs the Marquis de Sade), for string quartet; Henry Cowell: Quart...
Performers: Bhatt, Krishna; Constant, John; Dutt, Hank; Harrington, David; Jeanrenaud, Joan; Kronos Quartet; Mackey, Steven; Nath, Pandit Pran; Riley, Terry [Composer]; Sherba, John [Violin]
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Ensemble: Kronos Quartet

Personnel: Pran Nath (vocals); David Harrington, John Sherba (violin); Hank Dutt (viola); Joan Jeanrenaud (cello).

Recording information: Different Fur, San Francisco, CA (10/1990-08/1992); Sk...continue...