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American Music for string quartet by Reich, Barber, Crumb / Quatuor Diotima

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Steve Reich: Different Trains, for double string quartet & tape; Samuel Barber: Quartet for Strings in B major, Op. 11; George Crumb: Black Angels (Images I), for electric string quartet

This is Quatuor Diotima's 3rd recording on Naïve, following 2 highly praised recordings dedicated to Onslow & the Viennese school. Step by step they are...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre d'Orléans-scène nationale, France (04/2011)....continue...

Crumb: Music for a Summer Evening, Black Angels

1 CD / Mode Records / 2006-10-03

Works: George Crumb: Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III), for 2 amplified pianos & 2 percussionists; Black Angels (Images I), for electric string quartet
Performers: Cladera, Andres; Lorenz, Nena; Manriquez, Luz; Morales, Walter; Passaris, Michael; Shope, Mark; Spurgeon, Brian
Conductors: Izquierdo, Juan Pablo
Ensemble: Carnegie Mellon University Philharmonic Orchestra; Latinoamericano String Quartet

This CD combines two classic Crumb compositions of the 1970s expertly performed by members of The Carnegie Mellon Philhar-monic under the direction of conductor Juan...continue...

Complete Crumb Edition Vol 7 - Unto the Hills, Black Angels

1 CD / Bridge / 2003-12-01

Works: George Crumb: Unto the hills, for soprano, piano & percussion quartet; Black Angels (Images I), for electric string quartet
Performers: Crumb, Ann; Freeman, James; Orchestra 2001
Conductors: Freeman, James

"This excellent group gives the Kronos a run for their money, but the main event here is Ann Crumb's cycle, and that is what most...continue...

25 Years: Retrospective

10 CD / Nonesuch Import / 1998-10-20

Works: John Adams: John's Book of Alleged Dances, for string quartet; Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Psalom, for string quartet; Summa; Missa sillabica, for chorus; Ken Benshoof: Traveling Music no 4, for string ...
Performers: Brosnan, Michael; Hargis, Ellen; Hillier, Paul; Krakauer, David; Kronos Quartet; Nolan, Mark; Piazzolla, Astor; Rogers, Neal; Takahashi, Aki

The 20th century has not been kind to most standard classical music forms. The piano sonata, the concerto, the symphony -- none of them have disappeared entirely, but none remain in a state that could...continue...

Black Angels

1 CD / / 1990-07-03

Works: George Crumb: Black Angels (Images I), for electric string quartet; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; István Márta: Doom. A Sigh, for voice & Roumanian folk ensemble; Charles Ives: They Are...
Performers: Dutt, Hank; Harrington, David; Jeanrenaud, Joan; Sherba, John [Violin]
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Ensemble: Kronos Quartet

Black Angels is one of Kronos' finest works, a haunting cycle of compositions thematically linked by their relationships to war and brutality. The title piece, composed by George Crumb in response to ...continue...