At the Grave of Richard Wagner explained

At the Grave of Richard Wagner
Type:studio
Artist:Kronos Quartet
Cover:Kronos wagner.jpg
Genre:Contemporary classical
Label:Nonesuch (#79318)
Producer:Judith Sherman
Prev Year:1993
Next Year:1993

At the Grave of Richard Wagner is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet, containing works by Alban Berg and Anton Webern, and a brief "romantic elegy" by Franz Liszt.

Critical reception

According to Alan Artner, writing in the Chicago Tribune, "Few other recorded performances have had qualities of tone conveying as beautifully the scores' ripe, fibrillating atmosphere."[1] Daniel Webster, in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, wrote that " In traditional repertoire, the Kronos Quartet has its own distinctive voice. It plays Liszt's romantic elegy, 'At the Grave of Richard Wagner,' with rich, dark sounds. The performance of Berg's 'String Quartet (Op. 3)' is precise and the quartet makes Webern's 'Five Pieces (Op 5). sound easy to play as the compositions seem to appear magically, shift color and vanish."[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Artner . Alan G. . Liszt: At the Grave of Richard Wagner; Berg: String Quartet, Op. 3; Webern: Five Pieces, Op. 5 Kronos Quartet (Elektra Nonesuch). . . 28 . 1994-02-13 .
  2. News: Webster . Daniel . Quartet Releases Two-Disc Album: Kronos has filled a niche for 10 years . . 2 . 1995-12-26 .