Track Listing

1. Echoes of Time and the River - I Frozen Time
2. Echoes of Time and the River - II Remembrance of Time
3. Echoes of Time and the River - III Collapse of Time
4. Echoes of Time and the River - IV Last Echoes of Time
5. Gnomic Variations - Tema - lentamente, deciso
6. Gnomic Variations - Vars. 1-6
7. Gnomic Variations - Vars. 7-12
8. Gnomic Variations - Vars. 13-18
9. Four Nocturnes (Night Music II) - I: serenamente
10. Four Nocturnes (Night Music II) - II: scorrevole, vivace possibile
11. Four Nocturnes (Night Music II) - III: contemplativo
12. Four Nocturnes (Night Music II) - IV: con un sentimento di nostalgia
13. Lux Aeterna for Five Masked Musicians
14. Pastoral Drone

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #290590 in Music
• Released on: 2003-02-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Album Description
Volume Six of Bridge's Grammy-winning George Crumb Edition features the premiere recording of the composer's only work for solo organ, the roof-raising "Pastoral Drone." Organist Gregory D'Agostino, quite literally pulls out all of the stops in Crumb's "in your face" essay. Also featured on this CD is the first digital recording of Crumb's seminal orchestral masterpiece, "Echoes of Time and the River." Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1968, "Echoes of Time and the Rive," is among Crumb's most personal scores, with its four movements ranging from intimate chamber muisc to electrifying tutti outbursts. Bridge Records is also pleased to re-issue, for the first time on CD, legendary mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani's reading of Crumb's "Lux Aeterna." DeGaetani's relationship with Crumb inspired many of his finest scores ("Ancient Voices of Children," "Night of the Four Moons," etc.), and this re-mastered recording, at long last, restores her masterful performance to the catalog. Piano virtuoso Robert Shannon continues his work on this series with a powerful performance of "Gnomic Variations," and is joined by violinist Gregory Fulkerson for Crumb's eerily beautiful "Four Nocturnes."

Customer Reviews

Not a review, just a recommendation
Crumb's music is not verbally describable except in technical, objective terms. Since this cd had no reviews, I would like to point out to prospective Crumb buyers who are just getting familiar with his music: If you enjoyed Crumb Edition #5 on Bridge, then you will also enjoy this recording. The music is not
"the same" but is equally interesting and enjoyable. For those
of you who bought "Quest" as their first Crumb cd, and were perhaps disappointed, I would like to point out that "Quest"is the
weakest of the Bridge editions, and would highly recommend all other cds in the series as a good second choice.