Michael Gordon: Clouded Yellow Kronos Quartet

• 1 Clouded Yellow 10:23
• 2 Potassium 11:31
• 3 The Sad Park: Pt. 1, Two Evil Planes Broke in Little Pieces and Fire Came 09:55
• 4 The Sad Park: Pt. 2, There Was a Big Boom and Then There Was Teeny Fiery Coming Out 06:25
• 5 The Sad Park: Pt. 3, I Just Heard That on the News That the Buildings Are Crashing Down 08:39
• 6 The Sad Park: Pt. 4, And All the Persons That Were in the Airplane Died 03:24
• 7 Exalted 09:04
• Total Runtime 59:21

Info for Michael Gordon: Clouded Yellow

Over the course of a decade, Michael Gordon has collaborated with the world-renowned Kronos Quartet on a series of provocative works that have sought to stretch, bend and otherwise reshape the boundaries of modern classical music. Clouded Yellow assembles these works for the first time, perfectly encapsulating the breadth and complexity of this long-standing creative partnership.

Clouded Yellow features four pieces: the title track (composed in 2010), Exalted (2010), The Sad Park (2006) and Potassium (2000). The title of the first refers to the clouded yellow butterfly, which is known in England for its mass migrations; the word “clouded” is also meant to describe the blurred harmonies and melodies of the piece.

Potassium is for amplified string quartet and electronics, with a fuzz box used throughout to lend a mysterious distortion to the sound. The Sad Park is accompanied by recordings of children ages 3 to 4 and their responses to the tragic events of 9/11. Exalted, which also features the Young People’s Chorus of New York City conducted by Francisco Núñez, sets the opening of the Jewish Kaddish in Aramaic, connecting the choral voices of mourning to those of the children in The Sad Park.

Kronos Quartet

Kronos Quartet
Seit fast 40 Jahren verfolgt das Kronos Quartett eine einzigartige künstlerische Vision, die bedingungslosen Forschergeist mit dem Anspruch verbindet, die Reichweite und den Kontext der Gattung Streichquartett zu erweitern. Auf diese Weise hat sich das Kronos Quartett zu einer der angesehensten und einflussreichsten Formationen des heutigen Musiklebens entwickelt. Das Quartett gab weltweit Tausende von Konzerten, hat über 40 CDs eingespielt, die von einer außerordentlichen Bandbreite und Kreativität zeugen, hat mit den vielseitigsten Komponisten und Künstlern der Welt zusammengearbeitet und Hunderte von Werken und Arrangements für Streichquartett in Auftrag gegeben. Darüber hinaus gewann das Kronos Quartett zahlreiche Preise, darunter einen Grammy für die beste Darbietung im Bereich Kammermusik (2004), und wurde 2003 von Musical America zum "Musician of the Year" ernannt.

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