On this edition of New Sounds, listen to the Kronos Quartet play music by the Azerbaijani composer Franghiz Ali-Zadeh. Her work for string quartet and the sound of dripping water, "Oasis," builds to a dreamland of turbulent, slashing strings and shimmering chords. Running with “The String Quartet plus…,” there’s also music from Rokia Traore’s CD, Bomboi, where Malian folk melodies and traditional instruments combine with string arrangements from the Kronos Quartet. Then there’s the ancient and moving sounds of Osvaldo Golijov’s collaboration with Kronos, from "The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind," with the clarinet adventurer David Krakauer. Plus - jazz, groove and improv meet classical music in a forthcoming release by the Turtle Island String Quartet and the Ying Quartet, “4 Plus Four.”

PROGRAM #2372, Cross-cultural String Quartets (First aired on Feb. 1, 2005)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Rokia Traore	Bowmboi	Manian [6:00] Bowmboi [6:00	Nonesuch #79852 ** www.nonesuch.com * OR www.kronosquartet.org
Kronos Qt. & Franghiz Ali-Zadeh	Mugam Sayagi	Reverse Time [7:30]	Nonesuch #79804 ** www.nonesuch.com * OR www.kronosquartet.org
Kronos Quartet & David Krakauer	The Dreams And Prayers Of Isaac The Blind	Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams And Prayers Of Isaac The Blind, Pts 1-3 [21:00]	Nonesuch #79444 ** www.nonesuch.com * OR www.kronosquartet.org
Soldier String Quartet	Inspect for Damaged Gods	R. Johnson: Preachin’ Blues [3:00]	Mulatta Records #008 www.mulatta.org
Turtle Island String Quaret & The Ying Quartet	4 Plus Four	Sri Jo, excerpt [2:30] La Creation Du Monde, excerpt [2:30]	Telarc # 80630 www.telarc.com

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