1. waiting for reply 10:27
2. downloading 17:25
3. real audio 10:25
4. home 8:07
5. unread messanges 4:56
6. alleluia 15:37

1. Michaels Reise 49:0

1. Leaving Carmel, Californi-e! 4:50
2. Leaving Imlay, Neva-day 4:03
3. Wait for the next drag 3:17
4. Crossing Great Salt Lake, U-take 3:30
5. There are rides on the highway at Green River 1:18
6. Did I ever ride freights? Huh! 2:00
7. Leaving Little America, Wyo-ma 3:07
8. North Platte, Nebras-katte 6:37

1. I. Allegretto gioviale 2:59
2. II. Andante amoroso 5:44
3. III. Allegro misterioso 3:27
4. IV. Adagio appassionato 5:10
5. V. Presto delirando 4:32
6. VI. Largo desolato 5:17

1. I. Elegy 7:24
2. II. Toccata I 2:52
3. III. Chorale 6:26
4. IV. Toccata II 3:52
5. V. Meditation 11:35

1. The Poet Acts 3:43
2. Morning Passages 5:33
3. Something She Has to Do 3:12
4. ’For Your Own Benefit’ 2:03
5. Vanessa and the Changelings 1:48
6. ’I’m Going to Make a Cake’ 4:04
7. An Unwelcome Friend 4:11
8. Dead Things 4:24
9. The Kiss 3:57
10. ’Why Does Someone Have to Die?’ 3:56
11. Tearing Herself Away 5:03
12. Escape! 3:51
13. Choosing Life 4:01
14. The Hours 7:47

Michael Riesman piano,
Lyric Quartet Nick Ingman conducted

1. one 0:55
2. two 2:42
3. three 2:54
4. four 2:05
5. five 1:45
6. six 2:08
7. seven 4:38
8. eight 3:19
9. nine 2:45
10. ten 2:53
11. interlude 1:24
12. eleven 3:18
13. twelve 2:50

1. The Funky Chicken / David Kecheley3:10
2. Remember / Ken Benshoof 3:16
3. Blues / Derek Thunes 3:37
4. When / Ken Benshoof 2:20
5. Enantiodromia High / Hunt Beyer 3:20
6. Joan’s Blue / Alan Dorsey3:32
7. Wind on My Back / Derek Thunes 5:02
8. The Jank Food Blues / John Whitney 2:28
9. Darc Razz / John Geist 3:35
10. Whatever Happened to the Hoodoo Meat Bucket? / Alan Dorsey 2:24

Hank DUTT — viola
David HARRINGTON — violin
John SHERBA — violin
Joan JEANRENAUD — cello

A collection of works written especially for Kronos, finds the Quartet exactly where it likes most to be: in a lot of unexpected places. The album is a compilation of unique connections, bringing far-flung musical cousins of rock, jazz, country and folk into a network of exuberant style.

1. WINTER WAS HARD Op. 20 (1:40)

AULIS SALLINEM
(arr. Kronos)
San Francisco Girls Chorus
Elizabeth Appling. director
Earl L. Miller, reed organ
Original lext by Bo Carpelan

2. HALF-WOLF DANCES MAD IN MOONLIGHT (8:20)

TERRY RILEY
(from Salome Dances for Peace)

3. FRATRES (9:23)

ARVO PART (realized by Thomas Hofer)

4. SIX BAGATELLES Op. 9 (3:57)

ANTON WEBERN

5. FORBIDDEN FRUIT (10:20)

JOHN ZORN in collaboration with
Kronos Quartet. Christian Marclay
and Ohta Hiromi
(Variations for Voice, String Quartet and Turntables)
Christian Marclay, turntables
Ohta Hiromi, voice
Original texts by ßeck

6.BELLA BY BARLIGHT(Z:47)

JOHN LURIE

7. FOUR, FOR TANGO (4:41)

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA

8. QUARTET NO. 3 (19:06)

ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Andante (5:40)
Agitato (5:43)
Pesante (7:41)

9. ADAGIO (7:09)

SAMUEL BARBER

10. A DOOR IS AJAR (0:37)

Trad. (arr. Kronos)

1. Dark River 8:52"

Jim Pugliese — Bass Drums

2. Redbird 41:01

Carol Emanuel — harp
Jill Jaffee — viola
Erik Friedlander — cello
Jim Pugliese — percussion

Composed and conducted by John Zorn