Kronos Quartet | Black Angels | 1LP

Kronos Quartet is a US contemporary music ensemble from San Francisco. Its members include violinists David Harrington and John Sherba, violist Hank Dutt and cellist Paul Wiancko. The group has released more than 70 recordings and, through its nonprofit Kronos Performing Arts Association, has commissioned more than 1,000 works and arrangements for string quartet.

This vinyl LP album, titled Black Angels, was released on the Nonesuch label on February 16, 2024. Kronos Quartet is credited as a producer alongside Judith Sherman, and Joan Jeanrenaud is credited on cello. The recording includes works by George Crumb, Thomas Tallis, Istvan Marta, Charles Ives and Dmitri Shostakovich, and the title work is based on George Crumb's Vietnam protest piece of the same name.

Track List

Side B

1. Spem In Alium (Sing And Glorify)
2. Doom. A Sigh
3. They Are There!