Kronos Quartet Recommendations?

My favorite is the Phillip Glass soundtrack to the movie "Mishima", that the Kronos Quartet plays on.

Very good on CD, but not sure if it is available on vinyl. But now that I think about it, I will now look for it on that medium, as my turntable is now better than my CD player.

If you get a chance to see them live, do it. They were fantastic when I saw them about 10 years ago.

If you are in the mood for some dark emotional music look for "Henryk Gorecki" String Quartets , Already It Is Dusk, No. 1, Op. 62, Quasi una Fantasia, No. 2, Op. 64 on Electra Nonesuch 9793192.

They did a recording on Reference Recordings called In Formation. An audio buddy of mine has it on 45 rpm vinyl and, boy, is it stunning.

Philip Glass String Quartets (Nonesuch 79356). Includes quartets 2, 3, 4, and 5. Quartet No 3 has the Mishima film music, mentioned earlier, though it is not the soundtrack.

Thanks everyone! What a great response to my question. I've ordered "Pieces of Africa" and "Piano and String Quartet" for starters. I recall "Requiem for a Dream" as an amazing film with extremely effective music, so that may be on the short list.