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Albums released by the Balanescu Quartet include:

Possessed Containing the Music of Alexander Balanescu, "Kraftwerk", and ending with a small piece by David Byrne, the pop-culture pieces as arranged by Clare Connors you are surprised, this album is a tremendous fusion of Classical, pop and jazz. The title piece, "Possessed" was originally written by Alexander Balanescu for a dance performance, it includes an improvised drum line.

Luminitza Following his first trip to Romania, since fleeing the Ceausescu regime in 1969, Alexander was inspired to create this album. With folk inspiration, sampled sounds he created, this masterpiece. Joined by Clare Connors in the creation of several pieces.

Angels and Insects Created for the feature film by the same title, directed by Philip Haas, this album contains music as recorded for the film. Performed, not only by the Balanescu Quartet, but also "Luminitza Chamber Orchestra" , Alexander's exciting and passionate score for brings the film to life.

East meets East These re-creations of Yellow Magic Orchestra bring together the creative talents of Sakamoto, Takahashi, Hosono and Balanescu. Pieces arranged by Clare Connors then re-composed by Alexander Balanescu. Including string quartet and sampling. this album has not been released outside of Japan.

Il Partigiano Johnny Original score by Alexander Balanescu for the film by the same title. Not released yet out of Italy, the music on this album captures the struggle of partisan soldiers fighting against the fascists during the second world war, combined with more intimate moments, tracking the thoughts of the central character of the film, "Johnny". Containing strings, from solo violin to sextet.