art direction, design John Kosh tracks 1, 5 engineer Howard Johnston tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 10 engineer John Newton tracks 5 engineer [metal box studio], mixed by Seigen Ono mastered by Bob Ludwig performer [kronos quartet], cello Joan Jeanrenaud performer [kronos quartet], viola Hank Dutt performer [kronos quartet], violin David Harrington performer [kronos quartet], violin John Sherba photography by [cover] Michele Clement tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 10 producer Judith Sherman tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 10 producer Kronos Quartet Manufactured By WEA Manufacturing Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records Copyright (c) Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records Recorded At Methuen Memorial Music Hall Recorded At St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco Recorded At Russian Hill Recording Recorded At Metal Box Studio, Tokyo Packaged in a jewel case with an 8-page booklet that includes credits, lyrics, and release information.
Catalog number 9 79181-2 on spine. Catalog number 79181-2 on CD.
Some of the track durations differ slightly from what is printed in booklet and on CD.
Winter Was Hard (1969, Edition Fazer Helsinki (Teosto)) Half Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight (1985, Ancient Word Music (BMI); written for Kronos Quartet) Fratres (1977, Universal Edition) Six Bagatelles (1911-13, Universal Edition) Forbidden Fruit (1987, Hip's Road (BMI); Written for Kronos Quartet; Originally released on John Zorn's 'Spillane,' Nonesuch 79172) Bella By Barlight (1984-85, Barking Lady Music (BMI)) Four, For Tango (1987, Editions Henry Lemoine; written for Kronos Quartet) Quartet No. 3 (1983, Universal Edition (VAAP)) Adagio (1936, G. Schirmer) A Door is Ajar (1988)
Recorded November 1987 at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, Massachusetts. Winter Was Hard recorded January 1988 at St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco, California. Forbidden Fruit recorded September 1987 at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, California and at Metal Box Studio, Tokyo, Japan. Mixed September 1987 at CBS Roppongi Studio, Tokyo, Japan.