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George Crumb Edition, Vol. 15

1 CD / Bridge / 2011-01-11

Works: George Crumb: The Ghosts of Alhambra (Spanish Songbook no 1), for baritone, guitar & percussion; Voices from a Forgotten World (American Songbook no 5), for solo female voice, male voices, amplifi
Performers: Druckman, Daniel; Eyck, Jamie Van; Mason, Patrick [Baritone Vocal]; Starobin, David [Guitar]
Conductors: Freeman, James
Ensemble: Orchestra 2001

This exciting disc presents the first recordings of two new George Crumb song cycles. With The Ghosts of Alhambra, George Crumb returns once again to...continue...

American Classics - Crumb: Songs, Drones, Refrains of Death

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-06-20

Works: George Crumb: Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death; Quest, for guitar, soprano sax, harp, bass & 2 percussionists
Performers: Achberger, Hans-Peter; Aichhorn, Silke; Dagenhardt, Peter; Erb, Carmen; Isherwood, Nicholas; Obieta, Francisco; Read, Hugo; Swete, Alexander
Conductors: Kent, Fuat
Ensemble: Art Nouveau Ensemble

George Crumb's reputation as a composer of hauntingly beautiful scores has made him one of the most frequently performed composers today. 'Songs, Drones, and Refrains...continue...

New Music with Guitar Vol 6 / David Starobin, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2004-04-01

Works: Michael Starobin: Joshua Variations; George Crumb: Mundus Canis; David Liptak: Forlane; Melinda Wagner: Arabesque for Guitar; Richard Wernick: Trochaic Trot; Gunther Schuller: Fantasy-Suite for Guita...
Performers: Crumb, George; Starobin, David
Conductors: Purvis, William
Ensemble: Speculum Musicae

George Crumb - 70th Birthday Album - Star Child, etc

1 CD / Bridge / 1999-11-16

Works: George Crumb: Star-Child, for soprano, antiphonal children's voices, male speaking choir, bell ringers & large orc; Mundus Canis (A Dog's World), for guitar & percussion; Early Songs (3), for voice &...
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Crumb, Ann [Soprano Vocals]; Crumb, George; Narucki, Susan; Starobin, David [Guitar]
Conductors: Conlin, Thomas

Guitar Concertante / David Starobin

1 CD / Bridge / 1997-01-21

Works: George Crumb: Quest, for guitar, soprano sax, harp, bass & 2 percussionists; Poul Ruders: Psalmodies (Guitar Concerto no 1), for guitar and 9 instruments; John Anthony Lennon: Zingari
Performers: Bartlett, Eric; Charlston, Erik; Druckman, Daniel; Gallagher, Maureen; Hudson, Benjamin; Lindquist, Karen; MacCourt, Donald; Neidich, Charles; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Purvis, William [Horn]; Rud...
Conductors: Purvis, William [Horn]; Palma, Donald; Milnes, David
Ensemble: Southern Methodist University Meadows Symphony; Speculum Musicae

Crumb: Quest / Speculum Musicae

1 CD / Bridge / 1996-11-19

Works: George Crumb: Night Music I, for soprano, piano/celeste & 2 percussionists; Quest, for guitar, soprano sax, harp, bass & 2 percussionists; Federico's Little Songs for Children, for soprano, flute/pic...
Performers: Baker, James; Charlston, Erik; Druckman, Daniel; Lindquist, Karen; Narucki, Susan; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Palma-Nidel, Susan; Shames, Stacey; Sinta, Donald; Star...
Conductors: Purvis, William [Horn]
Ensemble: Speculum Musicae

"...Quest, from 1994, sustains [Crumb's] very high level of invention, with its distinctive exploration of timbral effects. Vivid, often percussive sounds and darting, restless lines...continue...

Crumb: Songs, Drones & Refrains of Death / Speculum Musicae

1 CD / Bridge / 1991-11-01

Works: George Crumb: Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death; A Little Suite for Christmas, AD 1979; Apparition
Performers: Charlston, Erik; DeGaetani, Jan; Druckman, Daniel; Kalish, Gilbert; Karis, Aleck; Orkis, Lambert; Palma, Donald; Starobin, David; Sylvan, Sanford
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Ensemble: Speculum Musicae