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