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George Crumb

  • #ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth Week 1, 2022

    Apr 8th, 2022 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: #ClassicsaDay, #PoetryMonth, Franz Schubert, George Crumb, John Adams, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    What’s the connection between classical music and poetry? To celebrate Poetry Month, the Classics a Day team encouraged folks to find out. For the month of April, the challenge is to post poetry used in classical music or works inspired by poetry.   Here are my posts for the first week of #PoetryMonth 04/04/22 George […]

  • George Crumb Metamorphoses – exceptional in every way

    Feb 21st, 2022 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Bridge Records, CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, contemporary classical music, George Crumb, Marcantonio Barone, Noteworthy Release

    The announcement of George Crumb’s death came from Bridge Records. It showed the intimate relationship the label — specifically David and Becky Starobin — had with the composer. This release is the twentieth volume of Crumb’s music released on Bridge. And most of it, like this recording, do so in collaboration with the composer. The […]

  • George Crumb – Voices from the Morning of the Earth

    Jul 8th, 2015 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: A.JJ. Matthew, Ann Crumb, Bridge Records, CD Review, Chamber music, contemporary classical music, David Colson, George Crumb, james Freeman, Marcantonio Barone, Orchestra 2001, Paul Herrick, Rachel Rucich, Randall Scarlata

    “Voices from the Morning of the Earth” is subtitled “American Songbook VI” and for good reason. The songs are a collection of folk songs, most African-American, some cowboy, and two popular folk tunes — Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” and Pete Seeger’s “Where Have All the Flowers Gone.” The songs’ melodies are left intact […]

  • George Crumb Bridge Records 16

    George Crumb Spanish and American Songbooks

    Aug 27th, 2014 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Ann Crumb, Bridge Records, CD Review, Contemporary classical, George Crumb, james Freeman, Marantonio Barone, Orchestra 2001, Patrick Mason

    Bridge Records’ sixteenth(!) installment of George Crumb’s compositions feature two works that are both similar and different. Sun and Shadow is another collection of songs based on the poetry of Federico García Lorca. Lorca’s work has inspired several Crumb compositions, including the Ancient Voices of Children. This set, subtitled Spanish Songbook II is classic Crumb. […]

  • Starobin Crumb Ruders Lansky New Music with Guitar 8

    David Starobin – New Music with Guitar 8

    Jan 21st, 2014 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, classical guitar, Contemporary classical, David Starobin, George Crumb, Paul Lansky, Poul Ruders

    David Starobin’s New Music with Guitar series has done much to expand the repertoire for the instrument. Volume 8 continues the same high standards set for composition and performance set by the previous volumes. Only this time it’s personal. It’s sort of a Bridge family release. David Starobin, in addition to being the featured artist […]

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