Short Stories (Kronos Quartet album)

Short Stories is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet, containing works by Elliott Sharp, Willie Dixon, John Oswald, John Zorn,#3492: 40 Years (and more) of Kronos Quartet|New Sounds|WNYC Henry Cowell, Steven Mackey, Scott Johnson, Sofia Gubaidulina,KRONOS Five Decades - Cal Performances (PDF) and Pandit Pran Nath.Official website

Track listing

Critical reception AllMusic's "Blue" Gene Tyranny describes this album as a, "fascinating collection," of nine pieces by, "very different composers," and that, "the Kronos Quartet is in top form throughout all these selections.". A Wired review says that, "a fine mesh of brains and guts, Short Stories is an eclectic roller-coaster ride through 20th-century music.""Kronos Quartet: Pieces of Africa", Wired.com.

Personnel Musicians David Harrington – violin John Sherba – violin Hank Dutt – viola Joan Jeanrenaud – cello Steven Mackey – electric guitar Pandit Pran Nath – voice Krishna Bhatt – tabla Terry Riley – tanpura John Constant – tanpura

Production Bob Edwards, Howard Johnston – Engineers

See also List of 1993 albums Plunderphonics

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