Michael Gordon, a co-founder of the groundbreaking composers' collective Bang on a Can, named his piece "Potassium" after an alkali metal that conducts electricity and helps maintain a healthy pulse.
Composition History
For "The Sad Park," Michael Gordon used recordings of pre-school children from University Plaza Nursery School in Lower Manhattan, who recounted their experiences of the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Recording & Production
This album is described by composer Michael Gordon as a "family album" that highlights his close bond and decade-long collaboration with the Kronos Quartet.
Composer Biography
Composer Michael Gordon and his family lived two blocks from the World Trade Center in New York City, and witnessed the events of September 11, 2001, which inspired his work "The Sad Park."
Composition History
The piece "Exalted" was commissioned jointly by the Kronos Quartet and the Young People's Chorus of New York City, and takes its text from the first line of the Mourner's Kaddish.
Composition History
The piece "Potassium" was the first string quartet work by composer Michael Gordon, commissioned for the Kronos Quartet's 25th anniversary.
Interpretation
In "The Sad Park," Kronos Quartet's founder David Harrington used bowing techniques inspired by Romani violinists Nicolae Neacșu and Gheorghe 'Caliu' Anghel of Taraf de Haïdouks.
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