Balanescu Quartet

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The Balanescu Quartet is a London-based avant-garde string quartet founded in 1987 by Romanian-born violinist Alexander Bălănescu. The group achieved fame through the release of Possessed, consisting of complex cover versions of songs by German experimental electronic music band Kraftwerk. The driving force behind the quartet has always been main composer and founder Alexander Balanescu. The quartet are mainly notable for their very distinctive style of music, which encompasses odd time rhythms, sound dissonances and complex arrangements. The band has performed multiple works with a… read more
The Balanescu Quartet is a London-based avant-garde string quartet founded in 1987 by Romanian-born violinist Alexander Bălănescu. The group achieved fame through the release of Possessed, consisting of complex cover versions of songs by German experimental electronic music band Kraftwerk. Th… read more
The Balanescu Quartet is a London-based avant-garde string quartet founded in 1987 by Romanian-born violinist Alexander Bălănescu. The group achieved fame through the release of Possessed, consisting of complex cover versions of songs by German experimental electronic music band Kraftwerk. The driving force behind the quartet has always been main composer and fou… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Maria T Aria
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 74 listeners
2 Play track Possessed Model
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 58 listeners
3 Play track Possessed Computer Love
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 49 listeners
4 Play track This Is The Balanescu Quartet Waltz
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5 Play track Angels & Insects Slave Raid
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6 Play track Angels & Insects Butterflies
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7 Play track Maria T Life and Death
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8 Play track Angels & Insects Seduction
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9 Play track Possessed Robots
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10 Play track Possessed Autobahn
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Albums

  1. 24,678 listeners

    10 Nov 1992 · 9 tracks

    Possessed (Reissue)
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  2. 23,834 listeners

    Aug 1992 · 9 tracks

    Possessed
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  3. 13,452 listeners

    28 May 2015 · 22 tracks

    Angels & Insects (Reissue)
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  4. 13,392 listeners

    31 Dec 2010 · 12 tracks

    This Is The Balanescu Quartet
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