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On Sunday, Kronos Quartet, as part of its residency at the University of Maryland, was joined by pipa virtuoso Wu Man for a performance of two pieces the players had recorded together: Tan Dun's Ghost Opera, recorded for Nonesuch in 1997, and Terry Riley's The Cusp of Magic, which was released on Nonesuch earlier this month.

The Washington Post's Anne Midgette writes that the performance "shed light on how they have developed such an enthusiastic following." As she sees it, "It is that their concerts aspire to be about something," with each of the two pieces they performed "rich in layers of meaning and allusion."

Midgette praises The Cusp of Magic and its composer in particular, writing:

Riley, tagged as "the father of minimalism" since writing the seminal "In C" in 1964, is a master of the repeating musical patterns that are a defining feature of this mislabeled genre. Intricate and offbeat, these patterns drive the music forward from the start of this piece's first, eponymous movement ...

To read her full concert review, visit washingtonpost.com.

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The Quartet next plays tonight at Tulane University in New Orleans on a program that includes Sigur Rós's Flugufrelsarinn, Steve Reich's Triple Quartet, and Clint Mansell's Requiem for a Dream Suite, the last of which the group will also perform this Friday at Carnegie Hall in New York. The New Orleans Times-Picayune recently featured a profile of the ensemble, quoting composer/pianist Stephen Prutsman, a longtime Kronos collaborator, who calls them "the most flexible quartet out there." To read the article, visit blog.nola.com.

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  • Monday, February 18, 2008
    Washington Post: Kronos Performance Explains the "Enthusiastic Following"

    Kronos_quartet

    On Sunday, Kronos Quartet, as part of its residency at the University of Maryland, was joined by pipa virtuoso Wu Man for a performance of two pieces the players had recorded together: Tan Dun's Ghost Opera, recorded for Nonesuch in 1997, and Terry Riley's The Cusp of Magic, which was released on Nonesuch earlier this month.

    The Washington Post's Anne Midgette writes that the performance "shed light on how they have developed such an enthusiastic following." As she sees it, "It is that their concerts aspire to be about something," with each of the two pieces they performed "rich in layers of meaning and allusion."

    Midgette praises The Cusp of Magic and its composer in particular, writing:

    Riley, tagged as "the father of minimalism" since writing the seminal "In C" in 1964, is a master of the repeating musical patterns that are a defining feature of this mislabeled genre. Intricate and offbeat, these patterns drive the music forward from the start of this piece's first, eponymous movement ...

    To read her full concert review, visit washingtonpost.com.

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    The Quartet next plays tonight at Tulane University in New Orleans on a program that includes Sigur Rós's Flugufrelsarinn, Steve Reich's Triple Quartet, and Clint Mansell's Requiem for a Dream Suite, the last of which the group will also perform this Friday at Carnegie Hall in New York. The New Orleans Times-Picayune recently featured a profile of the ensemble, quoting composer/pianist Stephen Prutsman, a longtime Kronos collaborator, who calls them "the most flexible quartet out there." To read the article, visit blog.nola.com.

    Kronos_cusp_of_magic_lg

    Click here to add The Cusp of Magic CD plus free album MP3s, with the exclusive bonus download "Tusen Tankar," directly to your Shopping Cart now for only $13.97.

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