That's because there's 3 quartets that you hear, but only one is performing live :) It's by Steve Reich and called Triple Quartet - look it up on Wikipedia.
I saw them in DC early this month. I was so disappointed. They were bloody awful. Maybe it was an off day for a group that revived the string quartet repertoire almost single handedly. Anyhow, triple quartet is an amazing piece drawn from Bartok's slightly even more amazing 4th quartet. Thanks for posting it.
Yes, I saw them at a festival a few years ago I was extremely disappointed by their lacklustre performance. A few nights later they did another concert which a friend attended: he said they were superb. As both of us had played in an orchestra together, I took his word for it. So it seems their live gigs can be hit or miss. Certainly their CDs are uniformally brilliant.
Fantastic...though just in this recorded quality...Fantastic!
furiousphoenix77 8 months ago
Stunning. So beautiful and haunting.
calzonecrusher 2 years ago
Amazing.
rutgermuller 2 years ago
Watched in Getxo in 2004, amazing!
lgbtiosd 4 years ago
Are they playing with a pre-recorded track, or a delay unit or something? It sounds like there's many parts...
ingwis 4 years ago
That's because there's 3 quartets that you hear, but only one is performing live :) It's by Steve Reich and called Triple Quartet - look it up on Wikipedia.
kllktvtrmr 4 years ago
Kronos Quartet - String Quartet No. 5 is the BEST .. hands down
aaronCapricorn 4 years ago
who's 5th string quartet?
theritz007 1 year ago
@theritz007 glass probably
amistrymister 9 months ago
I saw them in DC early this month. I was so disappointed. They were bloody awful. Maybe it was an off day for a group that revived the string quartet repertoire almost single handedly. Anyhow, triple quartet is an amazing piece drawn from Bartok's slightly even more amazing 4th quartet. Thanks for posting it.
etucker82 5 years ago
Yes, I saw them at a festival a few years ago I was extremely disappointed by their lacklustre performance. A few nights later they did another concert which a friend attended: he said they were superb. As both of us had played in an orchestra together, I took his word for it. So it seems their live gigs can be hit or miss. Certainly their CDs are uniformally brilliant.
isherwood 5 years ago
I have had the good fortune to see them a few years ago, it was amazing. I Love Kronos. thanks for posting.
drainhook 5 years ago
It's great. I'll be whistling this for days!
ivanvonnoshrilgram 5 years ago
me too! Kronos Quartett live would be incredible!!!
rukano 5 years ago
Nice, I want to see them in concert live.
1130mack 5 years ago