#a thousand thoughts

[caviarsonoro]

Kronos Quartet· Tusen Tankar.

A Thousand Thoughts (2014)

A thousand thoughts oppress me For love of one who can't be mine. As through the world I ramble, All I can do is pine. All I can feel is the pain I bear And it's all for you, my dear. Mankind's false heart betrayed me And left me in despair. If I had never seen you, Your hands, your face, your clear blue eyes, If I had never been there The first time you walked by, I might have spent my days in joy. I might be content and free. The day will never dawn now When sorrow leaves me be. The pretty flowers of summer I see them everywhere I go, But death is all I long for, Since your love I'll never know. And if my fate's to die for you, To you I'll leave my pain, For never while I'm living Will I be free again.

[nonesuchrecords]

Kudos to longtime Kronos Quartet violinist John Sherba and violist Hank Dutt on their final NYC performances after 45+ years with the group—and to longtime manager Janet Cowperthwaite for hers! The final area performance of Sam Green's live documentary about Kronos, A Thousand Thoughts, at Lincoln Center was a joy to behold. Congratulations and thank you! And here’s to the final performances of John, Hank, and the film at this week’s Kronos Festival at SFJAZZ.

[nonesuchrecords]

It was ten years ago today: Kronos Quartet's 40th anniversary was celebrated with two releases: Kronos Explorer Series, a box set of five classic albums from five different parts of the world—Pieces of Africa, Night Prayers, Caravan, Nuevo, and Floodplain—which the Independent called "extraordinary," and A Thousand Thoughts, a new album featuring music from fourteen different countries, including China, India, Sweden, and Vietnam, to which Songlines gave five stars, calling Kronos "one of the musical marvels of our age."

[sensationsart]

A thousand thoughts

[joselinealt]

"A thousand thoughts at once, Michael Holden is 900 of them, the rest are self hatred" -tori spring

[janivewe]

"I had a thousand thoughts competing for space in my head at the same moment."

Maggie Stiefvater, Shiver

[nonesuchrecords]

A Thousand Thoughts, a live documentary with Kronos Quartet, written and directed by Sam Green & Joe Bini, makes its NYC debut at The Town Hall on Thursday. The multimedia piece blends live music performed by Kronos and narration with archival footage and filmed interviews to tell the group’s story. Get your tickets here.

[thefilmstage]

A new live documentary exploring the Kronos Quartet is currently touring the world and coming to New York City this Thursday. 

Our conversation with director Sam Green.