Balanescu Quartet

The Balanescu Quartet is an avant-garde string quartet founded in 1987 by Alexander Bălănescu that achieved fame through the release of several complex cover versions of songs by German experimental electronic music band Kraftwerk on their album "Possessed".

The driving force behind the quartet has always been main composer and founder Alexander Bălănescu. Clare Connors, violin, has also played a great part.

The quartet are mainly notable for their very distinctive style of music, which encompasses odd time rhythms, sound dissonances and complex arrangements. They have performed multiple works with a variety of other artists, including David Byrne, Gavin Bryars, Michael Nyman, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Kevin Volans, Hector Zazou, Spiritualized, and Yellow Magic Orchestra.

They are the performers of the current arrangement of University Challenge's title music on BBC2 in the UK.

They are currently signed to Music & Words. Their early albums were on Mute Records and Argo Records (UK).

Discography

• Kate Bush - The Sensual World (1989) featuring Clare Connors and Justin Pearson
  • Track 4, "Reaching Out" arranged by Michael Nyman
• Michael Nyman String Quartets 1-3 (1991)
  • Alexander Balanescu, Jonathan Carney, Kate Musker, Tony Hinnigan
• Byrne/Moran/Lurie/Torke (1992)
  • Alexander Balanescu, Clare Connors, Bill Hawkes, Caroline Dale, Nick Holland, Nick Cooper
• Possessed (1992)
• Luminitza (1994)
• Angels & Insects soundtrack
• East meets East (YMO by the Balanescu Quartet)
• Il Partigiano Johnny
• Featured on: How to Kill the DJ - Part 2 (2004)
• Maria T (2005)
• The Island feat. Alexander Balanescu, Ada Milea & Balanescu Quartet on Saphrane (2011)

External links

• Alexander Balanescu and Quartet official site
• Saphrane Records

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