Floodplain

In the last 20 years, we've watched our world grow smaller at an almost alarming rate.

<p>Kronos's selection of music from the world's great floodplains is engaging, challenging, complex and rewarding, writes <strong>John L Walters</strong></p>

Floodplain is the Kronos Quartet’s most worldly work to date: it sports pieces both commissioned exclusively for the band by other composers, as well as interpretations of classic Middle Eastern and Indian songs.

Droning Middle Eastern music styles from Turkish classical to Palestinian hip hop. Rating: * * *