Nonesuch Records presents the latest Kronos Quartet album, “Floodplain”. This new album includes new works written for Kronos by composers from Palestine and Serbia, traditional works from Lebanon, Turkey, and Iran, contemporary interpretations of classical music of Azerbaijan and India, and popular music from 1940s Egypt and 1970s Iraq. Over the course of more than three decades, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet has commissioned more than 600 new works, performed thousands of concerts world wide, released more than 50 recordings, and collaborated with dozens of artists. Working with composers from nearly every corner of the globe, Kronos has literally created a new repertoire for string quartet. The Kronos Quartet has always been interested in exploring music of our time—not just work that is aesthetically current, or even necessarily contemporaneous with our era, but music that creates a dialogue with our collective concerns and issues. A non-profit organization, the Kronos Quartet/Kronos Performing Arts Association is also committed to mentoring emerging musicians and composers.
Disc 1: Ya Habibi Ta'ala Tashweesh Wa Habibi Getme Getme Raga Mishra Bhairavi Oh Mother The Handsome Man Tortures Me Mugam Beyati Shiraz Lullaby Down On The Farm Kara Kemir Tew Semagn Hagere Hold Me Neighbour In This Storm