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…
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