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Songs, drones, and refrains of death / George Crumb.

Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center CD 00358
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Author/Creator:
Contributor:
Series:
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Genre:
  • Musical settings.
  • Sound recordings.
  • Songs.
Physical Description:
  • 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • 4 3/4 in.
Place of Publication:
[Hong Kong] : Naxos, [2006]
Language Note:
The 1st work sung in English.
System Details:
  • digital
  • optical
  • 1.4 m/s
  • digital recording
Contents:
  • Songs, drones, and refrains of death (1962-68). Refrain one ; The guitar/Death drone I ; Refrain two ; Casida of the dark doves ; Refrain three ; Death-drone II ; Song of the rider, 1860 ; Cadenza appassionata for two drummers ; Refrain four ; Casida of the boy wounded by the water ; Death-drone III (29:04)
  • Quest. Refrain I ; Dark paths ; Fugitive sounds ; Refrain 2 ; Forgotten sounds ; Fugitive sounds ; Refrain 3 ; Nocturnal (25:41).
Participant:
Ensemble New Art (variously: Nicholas Isherwood, baritone ; Alexander Swete, guitar ; Franzisco Obieta, double bass ; Carmen Erb, Hans-Peter Achberger, percussion ; Peter Degenhardt, piano, harpsichord ; Hugo Read, saxophone ; Silke Aichhorn, harp) ; Fuat Kent, conductor.
Notes:
  • The 1st work for baritone, electric instruments, and percussion; the 2nd for guitar, soprano saxophone, 2 percussion, harp and double bass.
  • Text of the 1st work by Federico García Lorca.
  • Recorded at Radiostudio Zurich, June 12-15, 2004.
  • Compact disc.
  • Program notes by George Crumb and biographical notes on the performers (6 p.) inserted in container.
Contains:
Crumb, George. Quest.
OCLC:
70691055
Publisher Number:
  • 636943929025
  • 8.559290 Naxos

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