Kronos Quartet - Winter Was Hard
| Genre: | Classical |
| Singer: | Kronos Quartet |
| Title: | Winter Was Hard |
| Short-info: | Label:
Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records – 4-79181
Type: Cassette, Album Country: US Date of released: 1988 Category: Classical Style: Modern, Contemporary |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1522 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1571 mb |
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Winter Was Hard, Op. 20Arranged By – Kronos*Chorus – San Francisco Girls ChorusComposed By – Aulis SallinenDirected By [Chorus] – Elizabeth ApplingOrgan [Reed] – Earl L. MillerText By [Original] – Bo Carpelan |
1:40 |
| A2 | Half-Wolf Dances Mad In Moonlight (From Salome Dances For Peace)Composed By – Terry Riley |
8:21 |
| A3 | FratresAdapted By [Realized By] – Thomas Höfer*Composed By – Arvo Pärt |
9:24 |
| Six Bagatelles, Op. 9 | 3:57 | |
| A4.1 | MäßigComposed By – Anton Webern |
0:28 |
| A4.2 | Leicht BewegtComposed By – Anton Webern |
0:23 |
| A4.3 | Ziemlich FließendComposed By – Anton Webern |
0:22 |
| A4.4 | Sehr LangsamComposed By – Anton Webern |
0:49 |
| A4.5 | Äußerst LangsamComposed By – Anton Webern |
1:07 |
| A4.6 | FließendComposed By – Anton Webern |
0:31 |
| — | ||
| A5 | Forbidden Fruit (Variations For Voice, String Quartet And Turntables)Composed By [In Collaboration With] – Christian Marclay, Ohta Hiromi*, Kronos QuartetComposed By, Producer – John ZornText By [Original Texts] – Яeck*Turntables – Christian MarclayVoice – Ohta Hiromi* |
10:20 |
| B1 | Bella By BarlightComposed By – John Lurie |
2:47 |
| B2 | Four, For TangoComposed By – Astor Piazzolla |
4:41 |
| Quartet No. 3 | 19:06 | |
| B3.1 | AndanteComposed By – Alfred Schnittke |
5:40 |
| B3.2 | AgitatoComposed By – Alfred Schnittke |
5:43 |
| B3.3 | PesanteComposed By – Alfred Schnittke |
7:41 |
| — | ||
| B4 | AdagioComposed By – Samuel Barber |
7:09 |
| B5 | A Door Is AjarArranged By – Kronos*Composed By – Traditional |
0:37 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
- Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
- Recorded At – Methuen Memorial Music Hall
- Recorded At – St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco
- Recorded At – Russian Hill Recording
- Recorded At – Metal Box Studio, Tokyo
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Kosh*
- Engineer – Howard Johnston (tracks: 1, 5), John Newton (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10)
- Engineer [Metal Box Studio], Mixed By – Ono Seigen* (tracks: 5)
- Executive-producer – Robert Hurwitz
- Mastered By – Robert C. Ludwig*
- Performer [Kronos Quartet], Cello – Joan Jeanrenaud
- Performer [Kronos Quartet], Viola – Hank Dutt
- Performer [Kronos Quartet], Violin – David Harrington, John Sherba
- Photography By [Cover] – Michele Clement
- Producer – Judith Sherman (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10), Kronos Quartet (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10)
Notes
"Winter Was Hard" (1969, Edition Fazer Helsinki (Teosto))"Half Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight" (1985, Ancient Word Music (BMI); written for Kronos Quartet)
"Fratres" (1977, Universal Edition)
"Six Bagatelles" (1911-13, Universal Edition)
"Forbidden Fruit" (1987, Hip's Road (BMI); Written for Kronos Quartet; Originally released on John Zorn's 'Spillane,' Nonesuch 79172)
"Bella By Barlight" (1984-85, Barking Lady Music (BMI))
"Four, For Tango" (1987, Editions Henry Lemoine; written for Kronos Quartet)
"Quartet No. 3" (1983, Universal Edition (VAAP))
"Adagio" (1936, G. Schirmer)
"A Door is Ajar"
Recorded November 1987 at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, Massachusetts.
"Winter Was Hard" recorded January 1988 at St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco, California.
"Forbidden Fruit" recorded September 1987 at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, California and at Metal Box Studio, Tokyo, Japan. Mixed September 1987 at CBS Roppongi Studio, Tokyo, Japan.
Nos. 1-4 and 6-10 ℗ 1988, No. 5 ℗ 1987 Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
℗ © 1988 Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Made in U.S.A. by WEA Manufacturing Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 7559-79181-4 0
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 79181-2, 79181-2 | Kronos Quartet | Winter Was Hard (CD, Album) | Nonesuch, Nonesuch | 9 79181-2, 79181-2 | US | 1988 |
| 9 79181-2, 79181-2 | Kronos Quartet | Winter Was Hard (LP) | Nonesuch, Nonesuch | 9 79181-2, 79181-2 | France | 1988 |
| 979 181-1 | Kronos Quartet | Winter Was Hard (LP, Album) | Elektra Nonesuch, Nonesuch Digital | 979 181-1 | Europe | 1988 |
| E4 79181, 4-79181 | Kronos Quartet | Winter Was Hard (Cass, Album, Club) | Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records, Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records | E4 79181, 4-79181 | US | 1988 |
| 97 91811 | Kronos Quartet | Winter Was Hard (LP, Album) | Nonesuch | 97 91811 | Canada | 1988 |









