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Bryce Dessner is a guitarist with the alternative rock and Americana band the National, and this album with the Kronos Quartet appears not on its longtime label home of Nonesuch but on the rock-oriented ANTI imprint. The sound, from the standpoint of classical music, is a bit overheated, but Dessner certainly fits with the quartet's long-term goals of commissioning music from younger composers and reaching out generally to music lovers of whatever genre. Each work has a fairly specific program. The title piece, "Aheym," which was written for a concert in Brooklyn, New York's Prospect Park, denotes the concept "homeward" in Yiddish and is dedicated to the memory of Dessner's own Polish Jewish ancestors. It is questionable as to whether the listener would intuit the programs without knowing them in advance, for the music is written in what might be called a turbo-minimalist style that remains consistent, building as each work proceeds. The third piece, "Tenebre," features triple-layered vocals at the end from new-folk singer Sufjan Stevens, as well as an octuple-layered Kronos Quartet, but certainly the most interesting piece is the last one, "Tour Eiffel." Here, Dessner modifies his minimalist language and forges a three-unit texture consisting of a children's choir, a small band led by his own guitar, and the quartet. These three play off each other in simple but original ways, each refracting a text by Chilean poet Vicente Huidobro about the Eiffel Tower. It's a novel conception, and it makes one want to hear more from its young composer. Recommended for those interested in classical-rock fusions.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Kronos Quartet, Producer, MainArtist - Bryce Dessner, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Nick Lloyd, Mixer - Chester Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2013 Bryce Dessner & The Kronos Quartet, under exclusive license to Anti, Inc. 2013 Bryce Dessner & The Kronos Quartet, under exclusive license to Anti, Inc.
Kronos Quartet, Producer, MainArtist - Bryce Dessner, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Nick Lloyd, Mixer - Chester Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2013 Bryce Dessner & The Kronos Quartet, under exclusive license to Anti, Inc. 2013 Bryce Dessner & The Kronos Quartet, under exclusive license to Anti, Inc.
Kronos Quartet, Producer, MainArtist - Bryce Dessner, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Nick Lloyd, Mixer - Chester Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2013 Bryce Dessner & The Kronos Quartet, under exclusive license to Anti, Inc. 2013 Bryce Dessner & The Kronos Quartet, under exclusive license to Anti, Inc.
Kronos Quartet, Producer, MainArtist - Bryce Dessner, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Nick Lloyd, Mixer - Chester Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2013 Bryce Dessner & The Kronos Quartet, under exclusive license to Anti, Inc. 2013 Bryce Dessner & The Kronos Quartet, under exclusive license to Anti, Inc.
Album review
Bryce Dessner is a guitarist with the alternative rock and Americana band the National, and this album with the Kronos Quartet appears not on its longtime label home of Nonesuch but on the rock-oriented ANTI imprint. The sound, from the standpoint of classical music, is a bit overheated, but Dessner certainly fits with the quartet's long-term goals of commissioning music from younger composers and reaching out generally to music lovers of whatever genre. Each work has a fairly specific program. The title piece, "Aheym," which was written for a concert in Brooklyn, New York's Prospect Park, denotes the concept "homeward" in Yiddish and is dedicated to the memory of Dessner's own Polish Jewish ancestors. It is questionable as to whether the listener would intuit the programs without knowing them in advance, for the music is written in what might be called a turbo-minimalist style that remains consistent, building as each work proceeds. The third piece, "Tenebre," features triple-layered vocals at the end from new-folk singer Sufjan Stevens, as well as an octuple-layered Kronos Quartet, but certainly the most interesting piece is the last one, "Tour Eiffel." Here, Dessner modifies his minimalist language and forges a three-unit texture consisting of a children's choir, a small band led by his own guitar, and the quartet. These three play off each other in simple but original ways, each refracting a text by Chilean poet Vicente Huidobro about the Eiffel Tower. It's a novel conception, and it makes one want to hear more from its young composer. Recommended for those interested in classical-rock fusions.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 4 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:32
- Main artists: Kronos Quartet Bryce Dessner
- Label: Anti - Epitaph
- Genre: Classical
2013 Bryce Dessner & The Kronos Quartet, under exclusive license to Anti, Inc. 2013 Bryce Dessner & The Kronos Quartet, under exclusive license to Anti, Inc.
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