Liner Notes
Cat. No. NWCR803
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Barbara Ann Martin, soprano; Derek Yale, boy soprano; Noel Bisson boy soprano; Geoffrey Michaels, violin; Lori Barnet, cello; Dorothy Freeman, oboe and harmonica; Patrick Mercuri, mandolin; David Crumb, mandolin; Sophie Labiner, harp; Marcantonio Barone, piano, electric piano, toy piano, humming; Susan Jones, William Kerrigan, and Kenneth Miller, percussion; Sonja Downing, Ken Williams, and Sydney Foster, glass harmonica; George Crumb, Kenneth Miller, humming; James Freeman, piano, conductor
I was a young first-year instructor in music at Swarthmore College and a freelance bass player when I first met George Crumb (b Charleston, WV, 24 Oct 1929). The enterprising conductor of the Philadelphia Composers Forum, Joel Thome, decided to try out the new bass player in town and invited me to play in a concert that included the first book of Crumb’s Madrigals, for soprano, vibraphone, and bass. Practicing my part, I was immediately entranced by the sensuous sounds, the remarkably acute understanding of the instruments, the clear sense that every note and every rest were essential to the piece, and the extraordinarily beautiful reflection of Lorca’s haunting poetry. The piece literally changed my life, for I realized that I wanted to know and play every note this composer had written, and to share that music with everyone I knew. —James Freeman
This title, originally issued on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.
I was a young first-year instructor in music at Swarthmore College and a freelance bass player when I first met George Crumb (b Charleston, WV, 24 Oct 1929). The enterprising conductor of the Philadelphia Composers Forum, Joel Thome, decided to try out the new bass player in town and invited me to play in a concert that included the first book of Crumb’s Madrigals, for soprano, vibraphone, and bass. Practicing my part, I was immediately entranced by the sensuous sounds, the remarkably acute understanding of the instruments, the clear sense that every note and every rest were essential to the piece, and the extraordinarily beautiful reflection of Lorca’s haunting poetry. The piece literally changed my life, for I realized that I wanted to know and play every note this composer had written, and to share that music with everyone I knew. —James Freeman
This title, originally issued on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.
Music of Our Time, Vol. 3: George Crumb
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A *.pdf of the notes may be accessed here free of charge.
Track Listing
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Ancient Voices of Children: I. El niño busca su voz
George Crumb
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Ancient Voices of Children: DANCES OF THE ANCIENT EARTH
George Crumb
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Ancient Voices of Children: II. Me he perdido muchas veces por el mar
George Crumb
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Ancient Voices of Children: III. De donde vienes, amor, mi niño
George Crumb
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Ancient Voices of Children: IV: Todas las tardes en Granada, todas las tardes se muere un niño
George Crumb
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Ancient Voices of Children: GHOST DANCE
George Crumb
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Ancient Voices of Children: V. Se ha Ilenado de luces me corazon de seda
George Crumb
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A Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979: I. The Visitation
George Crumb
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A Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979: II. Berceuse for The Infant Jesus
George Crumb
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A Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979: III. The Shepherd's Noël
George Crumb
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A Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979: IV. Adoration of The Magi
George Crumb
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A Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979: V. Nativity Dance
George Crumb
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A Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979: VI. Canticle of The Holy Night
George Crumb
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A Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979: VII. Carol of The Bells
George Crumb
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Three Early Songs: I. Night
George Crumb
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Three Early Songs: II. Let It Be Forgotten
George Crumb
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Three Early Songs: III. Wind Elegy
George Crumb
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Dream Sequence (Images II)
George Crumb
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