Black Angels (album) explained

Black Angels
Type:	Album
Artist:	Kronos Quartet
Cover:	Kronos Quartet Black Angels.jpg
Released:	June 29, 1990
Recorded:	1990
Genre:	Contemporary classical
Length:	61:40
Label:	Nonesuch Records
Producer:	Judith Sherman Kronos Quartet
Prev Year:	1989
Next Year:	1991

Black Angels is a 1990 album by the string quartet Kronos Quartet.^[1] It includes,^[2] and was named after, George Crumb's 1970 composition Black Angels, the composition which had inspired David Harrington to found the Kronos Quartet in 1973.^{[3] [4]}

Personnel

• Hank Dutt – Viola
• Tony Eckert – Engineering (Tracks: A1, A2, B3)
• Bob Edwards – Mixing (Tracks: A1, A2)
• David Harrington – Violin
• Robert Hurwitz – Executive Producer
• Joan Jeanrenaud – Cello
• Juhani Liimatainen – Engineering (Tracks: A1, A2, B3)
• Matt Mahurin – Photography
• John Sherba – Violin
• Judith Sherman – Producer, Engineering, Mixing

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"

Peak position
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)^[5]	23

See also

• 1990 in music
• Modern classical music

External links

• Official playlist on YouTube

Notes and References

1. https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7954438--black-angels Presto Classical
2. https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/02/arts/recordings-view-kronos-on-a-shaman-s-journey.html RECORDINGS VIEW; Kronos on a Shaman's Journey – The New York Times
3. Web site: Yaple . Carol . Four Hundred Candles: The Creation of a Repertoire . Kronos Quartet . 2008 . 2009-01-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090201052650/http://kronosquartet.org/25th/01.html . 2009-02-01 .
4. Encyclopedia: Bogdanov . Vladimir . Chris Woodstra. Stephen Thomas Erlewine . Kronos Quartet . All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music . 300 . Backbeat . 2002 . 978-0-87930-717-2 . 2009-01-28.
5. Web site: Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 8. hét . . 29 February 2024.