Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector Kronos Quartet

• Terry Riley (1935-)
• 1 Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector 12:31
• 2 One Earth, One People, One Love (from Sun Rings) 09:07
• 3 Cry of a Lady 05:13
• 4 G Song 09:42
• 5 Lacrymosa - Remembering Kevin 08:35
• Cadenza on the Night Plain
• 6 Introduction 02:18
• 7 Cadenza: Violin I 02:34
• 8 Where Was Wisdom When We Went West? 03:05
• 9 Cadenza: Viola 02:23
• 10 March of the Old Timers Reefer Division 02:18
• 11 Cadenza: Violin II 02:01
• 12 Tuning to Rolling Thunder 04:52
• 13 The Night Cry of Black Buffalo Woman 02:53
• 14 Cadenza: Cello 01:07
• 15 Gathering of the Spiral Clan 05:23
• 16 Captain Jack Has the Last Word 01:42
• Total Runtime 01:15:44

Info for Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector

In honor of groundbreaking American composer Terry Riley’s 80th birthday, Nonesuch Records releases One Earth, One People, One Love: Kronos Plays Terry Riley—a five-disc box set of four albums of his work composed for, and performed by, his longtime friends and champions Kronos Quartet—as well as a new album called „Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector“ Music of Terry Riley. Riley and Kronos met more than 35 years ago, and since then, the quartet has commissioned 27 works from him, more than from any other composer in the group’s history.

Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector includes a new recording of the title piece, which was Riley’s first for Kronos, as well as previously unreleased recordings of Lacrymosa – Remembering Kevin and One Earth, One People, One Love from Sun Rings; Cry of a Lady (originally released on A Thousand Thoughts); and G Song and Cadenza on the Night Plain (both originally released on 25 Years). Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector also is available for individual purchase. Nonesuch Store pre-orders include an immediate download of the piece G Song.

Riley says of his 35 years of working with Kronos: “Each of our projects together was launched by conversations with both David and me riffing on ideas. I always came away from these planning sessions feeling exhilarated, and these energies would soon get my pen moving toward a melody or a rhythmic pattern—or, in the case of Salome Dances for Peace, a five-quartet cycle. David has this gift, a unique catalytic effect on so many collaborators. Because of this gift, we have this astounding body of work created for Kronos over the past four decades.”

David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Sunny Yang, cello (on tracks 1–2)
Joan Jeanrenaud, cello (on tracks 3–16)
Jennifer Culp, cello (on track 5)
Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares
Dora Hristova, conductor (on track 3)

Kronos Quartet
For 40 years, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet—David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola), and Sunny Yang (cello)—has combined a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually re-imagining the string quartet experience. In the process, Kronos has become one of the world’s most celebrated and influential ensembles, performing thousands of concerts worldwide, releasing more than 50 recordings, collaborating with many of the world’s most eclectic composers and performers, and commissioning more than 800 works and arrangements for string quartet. A Grammy winner, Kronos is also the only recipient of both the Polar Music Prize and the Avery Fisher Prize. With a staff of ten, the non-profit Kronos Performing Arts Association (KPAA) manages all aspects of Kronos’ work, including the commissioning of new works, concert tours and home-season performances, and education programs.

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