George Crumb: Orchestral Music
BRIDGE 9174

ClassicsToday.com: 10/10 "Highest Rating"

This CD presents George Crumb’s (b.1929) three mature orchestral compositions together for the first time. (Crumb’s only other orchestral effort to date is his early ‘doctoral thesis’–Variazioni). This disc includes the Grammy-winning recording of Crumb’s magnum opus, Star-Child, led by conductor Thomas Conlin, in a performance that won numerous awards from the international press,. Also included are Crumb’s mysterious A Haunted Landscape, one of the composer’s most colorful and mystic compositions, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning Echoes of Time and the River, a work both delicate and explosive. All three Warsaw/Conlin performances on this CD earned stellar reviews and perfect 10/10 ratings at ClassicsToday.com, and received overwhelmingly positive press in USA, Europe and the Far East. George Crumb occupies an important position among today’s composers, and this recording, compiling Crumb’s three orchestral works, is a major addition to the Crumb discography.

 

Reviews:

“The performances are all outstanding, the sonics are terrific, and music lovers who shy away from Crumb’s chamber works surely will find these pieces endlessly fascinating.” - ClassicsToday.com (10/10 Highest Rating)

 

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A Haunted Landscape (1984)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Conlin, conductor

Echoes of Time and the River (1967)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Conlin, conductor

Star-Child, a Parable for Soprano, Antiphonal Children’s Voices, Male Speaking Choir, Bell-Ringers and Large Orchestra (1977)
Susan Narucki, soprano
Joseph Alessi, solo trombone
Warsaw Boy’s Choir
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
George Crumb, Paul Cesarczyk, bell ringers
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Conlin, conductor

BRIDGE 9174

BRIDGE'S COMPLETE CRUMB EDITION IS ON SALE THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021. 20 CDS AND 1 DVD, OF COMPOSER SUPERVISED RECORDINGS MADE DURING THE PAST 40 YEARS. CRUMB HIMSELF APPEARS ON THE SERIES AS PIANIST, PERCUSSIONIST, AND NARRATOR. ALL COMPLETE CRUMB EDITION SETS INCLUDE THE COMPOSER'S AUTOGRAPH.

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