Ground breakers, virtuosos, and commissioners of many of the world’s twentieth and twenty-first century string quartet masterpieces, the   influence of the Kronos Quartet cannot be underestimated.  We’ll feature a sampling of their luminous output over the years.

Hosted by Seth Boustead

John Geist: Dark Razz

Aleksandra Vrebalov: …hold me, neighbor, in this storm (excerpt)

Harry Partch: U.S. Highball, “Did I ever ride freight trains- huh!”  & “Leaving Little America, Wyo-ma”

Pēteris Vasks: String Quartet No. 4, II, Elegy

John Zorn: Forbidden Fruit (excerpt)

Steve Reich: Triple Quartet, II

Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky: Lachrimosa

Television: Marquee Moon (excerpt)