Night Prayers is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet. It contains commissioned pieces with music from former Soviet republics in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and includes performances by Throat Singers of Tuva, Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Djivan Gasparyan (duduk), and Mikhail Alexandrovich (cantor).
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians David Harrington – violin John Sherba – violin Hank Dutt – viola Joan Jeanrenaud – cello Throat Singers of Tuva (track 1) Kaigal-ool Khovalyg Anatoly Kuular Kongar-ol Ondar Dawn Upshaw – soprano (track 2) Djivan Gasparyan – duduk (track 5) Mikhail Alexandrovich – cantor (track 6)
Production Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California; The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, New York; and Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts Judith Sherman, Kronos Quartet – Producers Robert Hurwitz – Executive producer Joseph Chilorio – Engineer (tracks 4, 6) Bob Edwards – Engineer (tracks 1, 7) Judith Sherman – Engineer (tracks 2–6) Craig Silvey – Engineer (tracks 3–5) Paul Zinman – Engineer (track 2) Mark Donahue – Assistant engineer (track 4) Chris Haynes – Assistant engineer (tracks 4, 5) Tom Luekens – Assistant engineer (tracks 1, 3) Craig Silvey – Assistant engineer (track 7) David Wojnarowicz – Cover Frank Olinsky – Design
See also List of 1994 albums
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