Kevin Volans: Hunting:Gathering

Kevin Volans: Hunting:Gathering
Studio album by Kronos Quartet
Released	27 January 1991 (1991-01-27)
Genre	Contemporary classical
Label	Nonesuch (#79253)
Producer	Judith Sherman
Kronos Quartet chronology
Witold Lutosławski: String Quartet (1991) Kevin Volans: Hunting:Gathering (1991) Five Tango Sensations (1991)

Kevin Volans: Hunting:Gathering is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet, containing works by South African composer Kevin Volans composed especially for the quartet.[1][2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Kevin Volans

No.	Title	Length
1.	"String Quartet No. 2: I"	8:57
2.	"String Quartet No. 2: II"	9:15
3.	"String Quartet No. 2: III"	2:48

Critical reception

The New York Times called Hunting:Gathering "a work that moves freely among African rhythmic and melodic shapes, contemporary Western harmonies and tone-shaping techniques, and distorted glimpses of Haydnesque Classicism."[3]

Credits

Musicians

• David Harrington – violin
• John Sherba – violin
• Hank Dutt – viola
• Joan Jeanrenaud – cello

Production

• Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California
  • Judith Sherman, Juhani Liimatainen, and Tony Eckert – engineers

See also

• List of 1993 albums

References

1. "Evening Music". WNYC. 2004-11-15. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
2. Gold, Gerald (1991-02-17). "Record Notes; Kronos Takes One to Tango". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
3. Kozinn, Allan (1990-11-26). "Review/Music; New Works for Quartet by Composers of 6 Nations". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-27.