Black Angels (album)

Black Angels
Black Angels
Studio album by Kronos Quartet
Released	June 29, 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Contemporary classical
Length	61:40
Label	Nonesuch Records
Producer	Judith Sherman; Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet chronology

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Black Angels is a 1990 album by the string quartet Kronos Quartet.^[2] It includes,^[3] and was named after, George Crumb's 1970 composition Black Angels, the composition which had inspired David Harrington to found the Kronos Quartet in 1973.^[4]^[5]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Angels, Mvt. I Departure"	George Crumb	5:37
2.	"Black Angels, Mvt. II Absence"	Crumb	5:25
3.	"Black Angels, Mvt. III Return"	Crumb	7:13
4.	"Spem in Alium"	Thomas Tallis, arr. Kronos Quartet	8:52
5.	"Doom. A Sigh"	István Márta	10:54
6.	"They are There!"	Charles Ives	2:47
7.	"Quartet No. 8, Mvt. I Largo"	Dmitri Shostakovich	4:57
8.	"Quartet No. 8, Mvt. II Allegro molto"	Shostakovich	2:36
9.	"Quartet No. 8, Mvt. III Allegretto"	Shostakovich	4:19
10.	"Quartet No. 8, Mvt. IV Largo"	Shostakovich	4:11
11.	"Quartet No. 8, Mvt. V Largo"	Shostakovich	3:57

Personnel[edit]

Hank Dutt – Viola
Tony Eckert – Engineering (Tracks: A1, A2, B3)
Bob Edwards – Mixing (Tracks: A1, A2)
David Harrington – Violin
Robert Hurwitz – Executive Producer
Joan Jeanrenaud – Cello
Juhani Liimatainen – Engineering (Tracks: A1, A2, B3)
Matt Mahurin – Photography
John Sherba – Violin
Judith Sherman – Producer, Engineering, Mixing

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for *Black Angels*
Chart (2024)	Peak position
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)^[6]	23

References[edit]

^ Allmusic review
^ Presto Classical
^ RECORDINGS VIEW; Kronos on a Shaman's Journey – The New York Times
^ Yaple, Carol (2008). "Four Hundred Candles: The Creation of a Repertoire". Kronos Quartet. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2002). "Kronos Quartet". All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-87930-717-2. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 8. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

External links[edit]

Official playlist on YouTube

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Presto Classical

[3] RECORDINGS VIEW; Kronos on a Shaman's Journey – The New York Times

[4] Yaple, Carol (2008). "Four Hundred Candles: The Creation of a Repertoire". Kronos Quartet. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-01-26.

[5] Bogdanov, Vladimir; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2002). "Kronos Quartet". All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-87930-717-2. Retrieved 2009-01-28.

[6] "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 8. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

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David Harrington John Sherba Hank Dutt Paul Wiancko Joan Jeanrenaud
Studio albums	In Formation (1982) Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk (1985) Terry Riley: Cadenza on the Night Plain (1985) Music of Bill Evans (1986) Kronos Quartet (1986) Winter Was Hard (1988) Kronos Quartet Plays Terry Riley: Salome Dances for Peace (1989) Black Angels (1990) Witold Lutosławski: String Quartet (1991) Kevin Volans: Hunting:Gathering (1991) Five Tango Sensations (1991) Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Already It Is Dusk/"Lerchenmusik" (1991) Pieces of Africa (1992) Short Stories (1993) Henryk Górecki: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 (1993) At the Grave of Richard Wagner (1993) Morton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet (1993) All the Rage (1993) Night Prayers (1994) Tan Dun: Ghost Opera (1997) Early Music (Lachrymæ Antiquæ) (1997) Kronos Quartet Performs Alfred Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets (1998) Terry Riley: Requiem for Adam (2001) Steve Reich: Triple Quartet (2001) Nuevo (2002) You've Stolen My Heart (2005) Henryk Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 ('...songs are sung') (2007) Kronos Quartet Plays Sigur Rós (2007) Terry Riley: The Cusp of Magic (2008) Floodplain (2009) Uniko (2011) Folk Songs (2017) Sun Rings (2019) Long Time Passing (2020)
Soundtracks	Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) Dracula (1999) Requiem for a Dream (2000) The Fountain (2006)
Related articles	Kronos Quartet discography Terry Riley

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