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1993 studio album by Kronos Quartet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Short Stories is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet, containing works by Elliott Sharp, Willie Dixon, John Oswald, John Zorn, Henry Cowell, Steven Mackey, Scott Johnson, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Pandit Pran Nath.
Short Stories | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 5 March 1993 | |||
Studio | Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California | |||
Genre | Contemporary classical | |||
Label | Nonesuch (#79310) | |||
Kronos Quartet chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Digital" | Sharp (1986) | 2:39 |
2. | "Spoonful" | Dixon (1960), arr. Steven Mackey (1989) | 4:32 |
3. | "Spectre" | Oswald (1990) | 5:47 |
4. | "Cat O' Nine Tails" | Zorn (1988) | 12:48 |
5. | "Quartet Euphometric" | Cowell (1916–19) | 1:54 |
6. | "Physical Property" | Mackey (1992) | 14:31 |
7. | "Soliloquy" | Johnson (1991–3) | 13:13 |
8. | "String Quartet No. 2" | Gubaidulina (1987) | 8:30 |
9. | "Aba Kee Tayk Hamaree" | Nath | 10:56 |
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."[1] A Wired review says that, "a fine mesh of brains and guts, Short Stories is an eclectic roller-coaster ride through 20th-century music."[2]
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