Winter Was Hard
1988 studio album by Kronos Quartet
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Winter Was Hard is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet. It contains compositions by Aulis Sallinen, Terry Riley, Arvo Pärt, Anton Webern, John Zorn, John Lurie, Ástor Piazzolla, Alfred Schnittke, and Samuel Barber.
Released30 September 1988
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| Released | 30 September 1988 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary classical | |||
| Label | Nonesuch (#79181) | |||
| Producer | Judith Sherman, John Zorn | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Winter Was Hard Op. 20" | Aulis Sallinen | 1:40 |
| 2. | "Half-Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight" | Terry Riley | 8:21 |
| 3. | "Fratres" | Arvo Pärt | 9:23 |
| 4. | "Six Bagatelles, Op. 9" | Anton Webern | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Forbidden Fruit" | John Zorn | 10:20 |
| 6. | "Bella By Barlight" | John Lurie | 2:47 |
| 7. | "Four, For Tango" | Ástor Piazzolla | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Quartet No. 3" | Alfred Schnittke | 19:06 |
| 9. | "Adagio" | Samuel Barber | 7:09 |
| 10. | "A Door is Ajar" | traditional | 0:37 |
Critical reception
Credits
Musicians
- David Harrington – violin
- John Sherba – violin
- Hank Dutt – viola
- Joan Jeanrenaud – cello
- San Francisco Girls Chorus, Elizabeth Appling, director ("Winter Was Hard Op. 20")
- Earl L. Miller – reed organ ("Winter Was Hard Op. 20")
- Christian Marclay – turntables ("Forbidden Fruit")
- Ohta Hiromi – voice ("Forbidden Fruit")
Production
- Tracks 1–4, 6–10 recorded November 1987 at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, Massachusetts
- John Newton – Engineer
- Track 1 recorded January 1988 at St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco, CA
- Howard Johnston, John Newton – Engineers
- Track 5 produced by John Zorn, recorded September 1987 at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, CA (Howard Johnston – Engineer) and at Metal Box Studio, Tokyo, Japan (Ono Seigen – Engineer); mixed September 1987 at CBS Roppongi Studio, Tokyo, Japan by Ono Seigen