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, Henry Cowell, Steven Mackey, Scott Johnson, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Pandit Pran Nath.

Short Stories
Studio album by
Released5 March 1993 (1993-03-05)
StudioSkywalker Sound, Nicasio, California
GenreContemporary classical
LabelNonesuch (#79310)
Kronos Quartet chronology
Pieces of Africa
(1992)
Short Stories
(1993)
Henryk Górecki: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2
(1993)

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"Nath10:56

Critical reception

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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]

Personnel

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Musicians

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Production

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  • Bob Edwards, Howard Johnston – Engineers

See also

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