Early Music (Lachrymæ antiquæ) by Kronos Quartet (Album, Modern Classical): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music
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Early Music (Lachrymæ antiquæ)
By Kronos Quartet
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ArtistKronos Quartet
TypeAlbum
Released12 September 1997
Recorded1993 - 1997
RYM Rating 3.63 / 5.00.5 from 174 ratings
Ranked#311 for 1997
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AGM Aug 07 2010 3.50 stars
On connaît le Kronos Quartet en tant qu'interprète de compositeurs contemporains, souvent récipiendaire d'oeuvres écrites spécialement pour lui. Or, sur cet album de 1997, il s'agit d'Early music, comprendre de choses composées à une époque où l'hygiène de base n'existait même pas. Les Kronos ont fait oeuvre d'archéologues en allant débusquer des partitions parcheminées datant des temps obscurs, répertoire où ils doivent se frotter à une concurrence assez dense et où leur originalité apparaît assez mal. Mais en fait pas exactement, car au milieu des incunables, le quartet a caché des oeuvres du XXème siècle (sauras-tu les retrouver, ami lecteur?), vraisemblablement pour montrer qu'à travers les siècles, la musique est restée la musique, tout ça, tout ça...
Bref, c'est un peu le bordel, même si pour Arvo Pärt, on voit bien le truc (contemporain, mais pas mal médiéval quand même).
L'ensemble passe cependant assez bien et même si "Early Music" n'est pas le plus bouleversant des disques du Kronos, rien que pour la magnifique page d'Alfred Schnittke, en fin de CD, l'écoute se justifie.
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 magicznyleszek May 17 2010 3.50 stars
I know other review says it's too similar throughout, but I found it too inconsistent between tracks. They use same tools and technique to "paint" completely different subject, thus making it feel like an unrelated collection. And although superbly executed, it's hard to listen to as a whole.
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steinib Dec 30 2005 4.00 stars
Calming, soothing, beautiful as a backdrop. A bit similar throughout but haunting in its atmospheric timeless way.
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