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Crumb: Vox Balaenae / Robert Aitken, New Music Concerts

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12

Works: George Crumb: Vox balaenae; Federico's Little Songs for Children, for soprano, flute/piccolo/alto flute/bass flute & harp; An Idyll for the Misbegotten (Images III), for amplified flute & 3 percussio...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Dunn, Teri; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Hetherington, David; Imajishi, Fujiko; Sacks, Richard; Scott, Ryan; Swan, David; Tureski, Trevor; Valdepenas, Joaquin
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Ensemble: New Music Concerts Ensemble

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...continue...

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...