Crumb: Vox Balaenae / Robert Aitken, New Music Concerts

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Album Summary

Performers

• David Hetherington (Cello)
• David Swan (Piano)
• Robert Aitken (Flute)
• Erica Goodman (Harp)
• Teri Dunn (Soprano)
• Trevor Tureski (Percussion)
• Richard Sacks (Percussion)
• Ryan Scott (Percussion)
• Fujiko Imajishi (Violin)
• Joaquin Valdepeñas (Clarinet)

Ensemble

• New Music Concerts Ensemble

Composer

• George Crumb (1929 - )

Notes & Reviews:

George Crumb's reputation as a composer of hauntingly beautiful scores has made him one of the most frequently performed composers today. He has won numerous awards and prizes, including the Pulitzer, and a 2004 Musical America 'Composer of the Year' laurel. 'Vox Balaenae' (Voice of the Whale) is scored for amplified flute, cello, and piano, and was inspired by a tape recording of whale songs that the composer had heard. 'Federico's Little Songs for Children' originated in Lorca's 'Canciones para ninos,' and employs all four members of the flute family, performed by the celebrated Canadian flutist Robert Aiken. "The George Crumb disc favors works written for flutist Robert Aitken, who is sometimes asked, with entrancing effect, to murmur poetry while playing. In these excellent, sometimes explosive performances, Crumb's musical world has lost none of its allure or singularity." -The Philadelphia Enquirer

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Works Details

Crumb, George : Vox balaenae :: electric flute, electric cello & electric piano

• Performers: David Hetherington (Cello); David Swan (Piano); Robert Aitken (Flute)
• Ensemble: New Music Concerts Ensemble
• Notes: Performing Arts Center, King City, Ontario, Canada (04/13/2003/09/10/2004)
• Running Time: 18 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1971

Crumb, George : Federico's Little Songs for Children, for soprano, flute/piccolo/alto flute/bass flute & harp

• Performers: Erica Goodman (Harp); Robert Aitken (Flute); Teri Dunn (Soprano)
• Ensemble: New Music Concerts Ensemble
• Notes: Performing Arts Center, King City, Ontario, Canada (04/13/2003/09/10/2004)
• Running Time: 12 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1986

Crumb, George : An Idyll for the Misbegotten (Images III), for amplified flute & 3 percussionists

• Performers: Robert Aitken (Flute); Trevor Tureski (Percussion); Richard Sacks (Percussion); Ryan Scott (Percussion)
• Ensemble: New Music Concerts Ensemble
• Notes: Performing Arts Center, King City, Ontario, Canada (04/13/2003/09/10/2004)
• Running Time: 9 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1986

Crumb, George : Echoes of Autumn (11) "Echoes no 1"

• Performers: Joaquin Valdepeñas (Clarinet); David Swan (Piano); Fujiko Imajishi (Violin); Robert Aitken (Flute)
• Ensemble: New Music Concerts Ensemble
• Notes: Performing Arts Center, King City, Ontario, Canada (04/13/2003/09/10/2004)
• Running Time: 17 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1966