At the Grave of Richard Wagner

At the Grave of Richard Wagner
Studio album by
Kronos Quartet
Released24 September 1993 (1993-09-24)
GenreContemporary classical
LabelNonesuch (#79318)
ProducerJudith Sherman
Kronos Quartet chronology
Henryk Górecki: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2
(1993) 		At the Grave of Richard Wagner
(1993) 		Morton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet
(1993)

At the Grave of Richard Wagner is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet, containing works by Alban Berg and Anton Webern, and a brief "romantic elegy"[1] by Franz Liszt.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."At the Grave of Richard Wagner"Franz Liszt2:47
2."String Quartet, Op. 3: I"Alban Berg9:03
3."String Quartet, Op. 3: II"Berg10:00
4."Five Pieces, Op. 5: I"Anton Webern2:26
5."Five Pieces, Op. 5: II"Webern2:22
6."Five Pieces, Op. 5: III"Webern0:38
7."Five Pieces, Op. 5: IV"Webern1:43
8."Five Pieces, Op. 5: V"Webern3:29

Critical reception

According to Alan Artner, writing in the Chicago Tribune, "Few other recorded performances have had qualities of tone conveying as beautifully the scores' ripe, fibrillating atmosphere."[2] Daniel Webster, in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, wrote that " In traditional repertoire, the Kronos Quartet has its own distinctive voice. It plays Liszt's romantic elegy, 'At the Grave of Richard Wagner,' with rich, dark sounds. The performance of Berg's 'String Quartet (Op. 3)' is precise and the quartet makes Webern's 'Five Pieces (Op 5). sound easy to play as the compositions seem to appear magically, shift color and vanish."[1]

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California
    • Bob Edwards, Judith Sherman – Engineers
    • Craig Silvey – Assistant Engineer (tracks 1–3)
    • Tony Eckert – Assistant Engineer (tracks 4–8)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Webster, Daniel (1995-12-26). "Quartet Releases Two-Disc Album: Kronos has filled a niche for 10 years". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 2.
  2. ^ Artner, Alan G. (1994-02-13). "Liszt: At the Grave of Richard Wagner; Berg: String Quartet, Op. 3; Webern: Five Pieces, Op. 5 Kronos Quartet (Elektra Nonesuch)". Chicago Tribune. p. 28.