Henryk Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 ('...songs are sung')
Henryk Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 ('...songs are sung') is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet, containing the last string quartet by Polish composer Henryk Górecki. The Kronos Quartet had recorded Górecki's other string quartets on Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Already It Is Dusk/"Lerchenmusik" (1991) and on Henryk Górecki: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 (1993).
Track listing
All music composed by Henryk Górecki.
1. |
"I. Adagio-Molto Andante-Cantabile" |
10:34 |
2. |
"II. Largo, Cantabile" |
10:59 |
3. |
"III. Allegro, Sempre ben marcato" |
4:22 |
4. |
"IV. Deciso-Espressivo ma ben tenuto" |
11:26 |
5. |
"V. Largo-Tranquillo" |
12:36 |
Critical reception
The album was an "Editor's Choice" for Strings magazine, which called it "a solemn, spiritual, and revolutionary work."[1]
Credits
Musicians
- David Harrington - violin
- John Sherba - violin
- Hank Dutt - viola
- Jeffrey Zeigler - cello
Production
- Recorded August 1–3, 2006 at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California
- Leslie Ann Jones - engineer
- Dann Thompson - assistant engineer
- Robert Hurwitz - executive producer
- Frank Olinsky - art direction, design
- Keith Carter - cover photograph
See also
References
- ^ Cahill, Greg (Aug/Sep 2007). "Editor's Choice". Strings (String Letter Publishing) 22 (2): 147.