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Classical Modern Era Avant-Garde

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ALBUM

Black Angels

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From $9.90

1989

11 Tracks

01:00:52

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Black Angels

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© 2005 Nonesuch Records Manufactured & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment

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1

Black Angels: I. Departure

05:37

Popularity 2/10

05:37

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Black Angels: II. Absence View on Youtube

05:25

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05:25

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3

Black Angels: III. Return

07:16

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07:16

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4

Spem in Alium View on Youtube

08:52

Popularity 3/10

08:52

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5

Doom. A Sigh View on Youtube

10:54

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10:54

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6

They Are There! Fighting for the People's New Free World View on Youtube

02:47

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02:47

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Quartet No. 8: I. Largo

04:56

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04:56

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Quartet No. 8: II. Allegro molto View on Youtube

02:36

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02:36

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Quartet No. 8: III. Allegretto View on Youtube

04:18

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04:18

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Quartet No. 8: IV. Largo View on Youtube

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Quartet No. 8: V. Largo View on Youtube

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This disc is supposed to hurt. Just look at the program: it starts with Crumb's Black Angels for electric string quartet, a work that is the aural equivalent of Coppola's Apocalypse Now, and ends with Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8, a work that is either the aural equivalent of a monument to the victims of war and fascism written in the ruins of Dresden or the musical equivalent of a suicide note written before the composer joined the Communist Party. With the spooky and evocative performances of Thomas Tallis Spem in Alium, Istvan Marta's Doom. A Sigh, and Charles Ives' There They Are!, this disc is so painful it could be the soundtrack for an unmade Kubrick movie. The question is, is this disc supposed to hurt so much? The Kronos Quartet is a harsh and aggressive ensemble with an angular approach to rhythm and structure and an overwhelming need to assert its individual and collective identity. It tears into the howling notes that begin Black Angels with the ferocity of The Furies and they don't take the pedal off the metal until the last gasp of the final Largo of the Eighth. Yet surely this is the intent of the music: Crumb's Black Angels is as violently anti-war as Shostakovich's Eighth is fatally anti-totalitarian, and any performance that doesn't hurt with the deep pain of righteous vehemence would hardly be worth hearing. Nonesuch's 1990 digital sound is so in your face that it's in your skull.
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1. Black Angels: I. Departure

by Kronos Quartet

Primary Artist: Kronos Quartet; Main Performer
Composer: George Crumb; Composer
Engineer: Judith Sherman
Juhani Limatainen
Tony Eckert; Production
Producer: Judith Sherman; Production

2. Black Angels: II. Absence

by Kronos Quartet

Primary Artist: Kronos Quartet; Main Performer
Composer: George Crumb; Composer
Engineer: Judith Sherman
Juhani Limatainen
Tony Eckert; Production
Producer: Judith Sherman; Production

3. Black Angels: III. Return

by Kronos Quartet

Primary Artist: Kronos Quartet; Main Performer
Composer: George Crumb; Composer
Engineer: Judith Sherman
Juhani Limatainen
Tony Eckert; Production
Producer: Judith Sherman; Production

4. Spem in Alium

by Kronos Quartet

Primary Artist: Kronos Quartet; Main Performer

5. Doom. A Sigh

by Kronos Quartet

Primary Artist: Kronos Quartet; Main Performer
Composer: Istvan Marta; Composer

6. They Are There! Fighting for the People's New Free World

by Kronos Quartet

Primary Artist: Kronos Quartet; Main Performer
Composer: Charles Ives; Composer

7. Quartet No. 8: I. Largo

by Kronos Quartet

Primary Artist: Kronos Quartet; Main Performer
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich; Composer

8. Quartet No. 8: II. Allegro molto

by Kronos Quartet

Primary Artist: Kronos Quartet; Main Performer
Composer: Dimitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich; Composer

9. Quartet No. 8: III. Allegretto

by Kronos Quartet

Primary Artist: Kronos Quartet; Main Performer
Composer: Dimitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich; Composer

10. Quartet No. 8: IV. Largo

by Kronos Quartet

Primary Artist: Kronos Quartet; Main Performer
Composer: Dimitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich; Composer

11. Quartet No. 8: V. Largo

by Kronos Quartet

Primary Artist: Kronos Quartet; Main Performer
Composer: Dimitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich; Composer

Black Angels: II. Absence

Spem in Alium

Doom. A Sigh

They Are There! Fighting for the People's New Free World

Quartet No. 8: II. Allegro molto

Quartet No. 8: III. Allegretto

Quartet No. 8: IV. Largo

Quartet No. 8: V. Largo

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 0 minutes and 52 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1458x1458 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Classical, Modern Era, Avant-Garde, Chamber Group

Label

Nonesuch

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

No linguistic content

Popularity

Popularity 0/10

Release Date

Dec 31, 1989

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

603497094561

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