Kronos Quartet - The Collection FLAC
Tracklist
| 1 | Ancient Voices | 0:33 |
| 2 | Mvt. II Risoluto | 3:50 |
| 3 | Mvt. II Andante Moderato | 3:29 |
| 4 | Victory: Salome Re-Enacts For Half Wolf Her Deeds Of Valor | 0:43 |
| 5 | Sounds Of The Bones And Flutes | 0:40 |
| 6 | I. Anthem Of The Great Spirit | |
| 7 | Ceremonial Night Race | 4:39 |
| 8 | Thomas Tallis: Spen In Alium (Sign And Glorify) | |
| 9 | A Door Is AjarComposed By – Traditional | 0:39 |
| 10 | I. Largo | 4:57 |
| 11 | Philip Glass: Company | 7:53 |
| 12 | AgitatoComposed By – Alfred Schnittke | 5:43 |
| 13 | Good Medicine Dance | 3:28 |
| 14 | George Crumb: Black Angels | 18:15 |
| 15 | Danse Macabre | 1:02 |
| 16 | At The Summit | 5:24 |
| 17 | FratresArranged By – Thomas HöferComposed By – Arvo Pärt | 9:24 |
| 18 | CD2: White Man Sleeps [Nonesuch 7559-79163-2 ] | |
| 19 | Discovery Of Peace | 3:40 |
| 20 | Conlon Nancarrow: String Quartet | 11:07 |
| 21 | Äußerst LangsamComposed By – Anton Webern | 1:06 |
| 22 | Mvt. V Con Dolore | 1:55 |
| 23 | Thirteen Images From The Dark Land | |
| 24 | Pavana Lachrymac | 1:07 |
| 25 | The Summons | 4:56 |
| 26 | Processional | 2:10 |
| 27 | II. Allegro Molto | 2:36 |
| 28 | Mvt. III Prestissimo | 5:15 |
| 29 | Breakthrough To The Realm Of The War Demons | 2:38 |
| 30 | Threnody I: Night Of The Electric Insects | 1:22 |
| 31 | White Man Sleeps #1Composed By – Kevin Volans | 4:31 |
| 32 | Mvt. IV | 2:09 |
| 33 | Sarabanda De La Muerte Oscura | 0:46 |
| 34 | Combat Dance | 3:54 |
| 35 | The Gathering | 5:42 |
| 36 | III. The Gift | |
| 37 | Threnody III: Night Of The Electric Insects - Sarabanda De La Muerte Oscura (Echo) | 3:05 |
| 38 | Lost Bells | 0:54 |
| 39 | III. Allegretto | 4:19 |
| 40 | I. Departure | 5:37 |
| 41 | AdagioComposed By – Samuel Barber | 7:09 |
| 42 | Dmitri Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 | 20:00 |
| 43 | Mvt. I Con Dolore | 2:59 |
| 44 | V. Good Medicine | |
| 45 | Quartet No. 3 | 19:06 |
| 46 | Pano Da Costa (Cloth From The Coast)Composed By – Jon Hassell | 19:21 |
| 47 | Ziemlich FließendComposed By – Anton Webern | 0:22 |
| 48 | Mvt. I | 2:22 |
| 49 | Mvt. I Allegro Molto | 2:23 |
| 50 | Doom. A SighComposed By – Istvan MartaEngineer [Recording, Mix] – Alex Haas | 10:54 |
| 51 | Mvt. III Con Dolore | 3:00 |
| 52 | Mvt. III | 1:48 |
| 53 | Mongolian Winds | 4:10 |
| 54 | IV. The Ecstasy | |
| 55 | PesanteComposed By – Alfred Schnittke | 7:21 |
| 56 | Sehr LangsamComposed By – Anton Webern | 0:49 |
| 57 | Mvt. IV Con Precisione | 1:57 |
| 58 | Fanfare In The Minimal Kingdom | 4:30 |
| 59 | Winter Was HardChoir – San Francisco Girls ChorusDirected By [Choir] – Elizabeth ApplingEngineer – Howard Johnston, John NewtonLyrics By [Original Text] – Bo CarpelanReeds [Reed Organ] – Earl L. Miller | 1:40 |
| 60 | Echoes Of Primordial Time | 11:14 |
| 61 | Threnody II: Black Angels! | 2:30 |
| 62 | Aulis Sallinen: String Quartet No. 3 | |
| 63 | III. Return | 7:13 |
| 64 | Half-Wolf Dances Mad In Moonlight | 8:21 |
| 65 | Istvan Marta: Doom. A Sigh | |
| 66 | Lonely WomanArranged By – Mel GravesComposed By – Ornette Coleman | 3:08 |
| 67 | - | |
| 68 | CD3: Winter Was Hard [Nonesuch 979 181-2 ] | |
| 69 | CD1: Kronos Quartet [Nonesuch 7559-79111-2 ] | |
| 70 | Leicht BewegtComposed By – Anton Webern | 0:21 |
| 71 | Morango...Almost A TangoComposed By – Thomas Oboe Lee | 6:22 |
| 72 | The Underworld Arising | 10:08 |
| 73 | Mvt. II | 1:34 |
| 74 | At The Ancient Aztec Corn Races Salome Meets Wild Talker | 2:06 |
| 75 | Four, For TangoComposed By – Astor Piazzolla | 4:41 |
| 76 | Peter Sculthorpe: String Quartet No. 8 | |
| 77 | AndanteComposed By – Alfred Schnittke | 5:40 |
| 78 | Spen In AliumComposed By – Thomas Tallis | 8:52 |
| 79 | Purple HazeArranged By – Steve RiffkinComposed By – Jimi Hendrix | 3:00 |
| 80 | Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze | |
| 81 | Recessional | 1:53 |
| 82 | V. Largo | 3:56 |
| 83 | Charles Ives: They Are There! (Fighting For The People's New Free World) | |
| 84 | They Are There!Composed By – Charles IvesEngineer [Recording] – Dan Reid | 2:47 |
| 85 | Six Bagatelles Op.9 | 3:57 |
| 86 | God-music | 3:01 |
| 87 | CD6: Black Angels [Nonesuch 7559-79242-2 ] | |
| 88 | More Ceremonial Races | 0:51 |
| 89 | CD4/5: Kronos Quartet Plays Terry Riley: Salome Dances For Peace [Nonesuch 7559-79217-2 ] | |
| 90 | String Quartet No. 3Composed By – Béla Bartók | 15:30 |
| 91 | Scherzo: Holding Your OwnComposed By – Charles Ives | 1:23 |
| 92 | FließendComposed By – Anton Webern | 0:31 |
| 93 | IV. Largo | 4:12 |
| 94 | Lost Bells (Echo) | 1:02 |
| 95 | Oldtimers At The Races | 3:50 |
| 96 | Bella By BarlightComposed By – John LurieRecorded By [Metal Box Studio], Mixed By [Metal Box Studio] – Ono SeigenRecorded By [Russian Hill Recording] – Howard Johnston | 2:47 |
| 97 | White Man Sleeps #5Composed By – Kevin Volans | 3:38 |
| 98 | Ancient Voices (Echo) | 0:34 |
| 99 | Forbidden FruitComposed By, Producer – John ZornLyrics By [Original Text] – Reck Turntables – Christian MarclayVoice – Ohta Hiromi | 10:16 |
| 100 | Seduction Of The Bear Father | 3:12 |
| 101 | Salome And Half Wolf Descend Through The Gates To The Underworld | 4:36 |
| 102 | Some Aspects Of Peltoniemi Hintrik's Funeral March | 14:05 |
| 103 | Half Wolf Dances Mad In Moonlight | 9:06 |
| 104 | II. Absence | 5:25 |
| 105 | MäßigComposed By – Anton Webern | 0:29 |
| 106 | Way Of The Warrior | 5:08 |
| 107 | Peace Dance | 11:02 |
| 108 | Devil-music | 1:39 |
| 109 | II. Conquest Of The War Demons | |
| 110 | Amazing GraceComposed By – Ben Johnston | 11:48 |
Credits
- Arranged By – Kronos Quartet (tracks: 3-1, 3-10, 6-4)
- Art Direction, Design [For First & Second Disc] – Carin Goldberg
- Art Direction, Design [For Fourth & Fifth Disc] – Frank Olinsky
- Art Direction, Design [For Sixth Disc] – Manhattan Design
- Art Direction, Design [For Third Disc] – Kosh
- Artwork [Cover Art For Fourth & Fifth Disc] – Henrik Drescher
- Cello – Joan Jeanrenaud
- Composed By – Aulis Sallinen (tracks: 1-6, 3-1), Conlon Nancarrow (tracks: 1-11 to 1-3), Dmitri Shostakovich (tracks: 6-7 to 6-11), George Crumb (tracks: 6-1 to 6-3), Peter Sculthorpe (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5), Philip Glass (tracks: 1-7 to 1-10), Terry Riley (tracks: 3-2, 4-1 to 5-8)
- Edited By [Digital] – Amelia Rogers (tracks: 1-1 to 1-14)
- Engineer – John Newton (tracks: 1-1 to 5-8)
- Engineer [Mix] – Bob Edwards (tracks: 6-1 to 6-4)
- Engineer [Recording, Mix] – Judith Sherman (tracks: 6-1 to 6-11)
- Engineer [Recording] – Juhani Liimatainen (tracks: 6-1 to 6-4, 6-7 to 6-11), Tony Eckert (tracks: 6-1 to 6-4, 6-7 to 6-11)
- Executive-producer – Robert Hurwitz
- Liner Notes [For First Disc] – Gregory Sandow
- Liner Notes [For Fourth & Fifth Disc] – Mark Swed
- Liner Notes [Program Notes For Sixth Disc] – Carol Yaple
- Mastered By – Robert C. Ludwig (tracks: 4-1 to 5-8)
- Photography By [Cover For First Disc] – Jan Staller
- Photography By [Cover For Fourth & Fifth Disc] – Erwin Blumenfeld
- Photography By [Cover For Second Disc] – Nicholas Nixon
- Photography By [Cover For Third Disc] – Michele Clement
- Photography By [For Sixth Disc] – Matt Mahurin
- Photography By [Kronos Quartet For Fourth & Fifth Disc] – Michele Clement
- Photography By [Terry Riley For Fourth & Fifth Disc] – Michael McIntyre
- Producer – Judith Sherman (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8, 6-1 to 6-11), Kronos Quartet (tracks: 3-1 to 3-10, 6-1 to 6-11), Thomas Frost (tracks: 1-1 to 1-14)
- Viola – Hank Dutt
- Violin – David Harrington, John Sherba
Notes
CD1: Recorded June 1985 at the "American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters", NYC.
CD2: Recorded January 1987 at "Wellesley College Chapel", Wellesley, Massachusetts.
CD3: Recorded November 1987 at "Methuen Memorial Music Hall" Methuen, Massachusetts. ["Winter Was Hard" recorded January 1988 at "St. İgnatius Church", San Francisco, California; "Forbidden Fruit" recorded September 1987 at "Russian Hill Recording", San Francisco, California and "Metal Box Studio", Tokyo, Japan, mixed September 1987 at "CBS Roppongi Studio", Tokyo, Japan.]
CD4/5: Recorded August 1988 at "Skywalker Ranch", Nicasio, California.
Design for fourth and fifth disc at Manhattan Design