Ancient voices of children [sound recording] : (1970) ; Music for a summer evening : (Makrokosmos III) : for two amplified pianos & percussion / George Crumb
- Author
- Crumb, George
- Uniform Title
- Ancient voices of children
- Published
- New York : Elektra/Nonesuch, [1987]
- Physical Description
- 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators
- García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936, De Gaetani, Jan, Dash, Michael, Weisberg, Arthur, Kalish, Gilbert, Freeman, James D., DesRoches, Raymond, Fitz, Richard, Crumb, George, and Contemporary Chamber Ensemble
- Language Note
- The 1st work sung in Spanish.
- Contents
- Ancient voices of children. El niño busca su voz (4:27) ; Dances of the ancient earth (2:22) ; Me he perdido muchas veces por el mar (2:14) ; De donde vienes, amor, mi niño? : Dance of the sacred life-cycle [and] Todas las tardes en Granada, todas las tardes se muere un niño (6:43) ; Ghost dance (1:58) ; Se ha llenado de luces mi corazón de seda (7:07) -- Music for a summer evening. Nocturnal sounds : The awakening (5:17) ; Wanderer-fantasy (5:07) ; The advent (13:23) ; Myth (5:12) ; Music of the starry night (11:20).
- Subject(s)
- Related Titles
- Music for a summer evening
Makrokosmos III
Makrokosmos 3.
Makrokosmos three - Note
- Compact disc.
The 1st work a song cycle with texts by Federico Garcia Lorca, for mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, electric piano, and percussion.
Reissue of recordings issued on analog discs in 1971 and 1975.
Eds. recorded: Henmar Press (C.F. Peters).
Program notes by the composer and texts with English translations in pamphlet (10 p.). - Participant/Performer Note
- In 1st work: Jan De Gaetani, mezzo-soprano ; Michael Dash, boy soprano ; Contemporary Chamber Ensemble ; Arthur Weisberg, conductor. In 2nd work: Gilbert Kalish, James Freeman, pianos ; Raymond DesRoches, Richard Fitz, percussion.
- Data/Place of Event
- Recorded Jan. 1971 (1st work) and Jan. 1975 (2nd work), New York.
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