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Composer:
George Crumb

Artist(s):
Ensemble New Art

Background: George Crumb's reputation as a composer of hauntingly beautiful scores has made him one of the most frequently performed composers today. Songs, Drones, and Refrains of Death, scored for baritone, electric instruments and percussion, is based on the poetry of Federico García Lorca, with its fantastically rich expression and evocative power.

It provides an admirable vehicle for musical re-creation: '...a language to complement this very beautiful poetry' in the composer's words. It is coupled on this disc with Quest, a sextet led by an acoustic guitar and featuring a host of unusual percussion instruments, including the Appalachian hammered dulcimer, the African talking drum, and the Mexican rain stick.

CATALOGUE NR: 8559290
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 29-May-2006

COMPOSER: George Crumb
TRACKS: Songs Drones and Refrains of Death : Refrain One / The Guitar - Death Drone I / Refrain II / 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. Quest : Refrain I / Dark Paths / Fugitive Sounds / Refrain 2 / Forgotten Sounds / Fugitive Sounds / Refrain 3 / Nocturnal.
ARTISTS: Ensemble New Art      

- Oct-2006 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Spooky, spine-chilling sonorities colour a magical sound world'

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