George Crumb - Makrokosmos I & II (1972-73) for amplified piano - Margaret Leng Tan (2004) {Mode 142 Digital Download}
George Crumb - Makrokosmos I & II (1972-73) for amplified piano - Margaret Leng Tan (2004) {Mode 142 Digital Download}
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Classical / Contemporary Classical
Makrokosmos I and II for amplified piano (1972-1973) are vintage works by George Crumb, composed during the highly productive period that yielded his mystical Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death; Ancient Voices of Children; and Black Angels – an impressive output that had a tremendous influence on the experimental music of the 1970s. This 2004 recording of Crumb's 24 fantasy pieces on the Zodiac may seem a bit of a trip down memory lane, insofar as comparisons with the historic Nonesuch and Columbia Odyssey LPs are inevitable; and it is apparent now how widely Crumb's original techniques infiltrated the piano music of his contemporaries.
To be fair, Margaret Leng Tan's recording for Mode should be heard with a clear head, apart from past recordings, and Crumb's music seems open to her fresh interpretation. Tan is fastidious in executing Crumb's ornately calligraphic scores, and presents the pieces' delicate effects – on the keyboard and inside the piano – with an appropriate otherworldly ambience. Her performance requires assistance from whistler and singer Alex Nowitz – a compromise that may bother purists, but it was approved under the composer's supervision. While this fine recording is unlikely to supplant the superior originals by David Burge and Robert Miller, it is nonetheless an important addition to the catalog. Mode's sound quality is exceptional.
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Musicians
Makrokosmos I & II - 24 fantasy pieces after the Zodiac for amplified piano
George Crumb (b. 1929) - composer
Margaret Leng Tan - amplified piano
Alex Nowitz - whistling
Recorded at Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania on 23-25 July 2003; supervised by the composer. 24-bit mastering at Sonicraft.
Track Listing
VOLUME 1
part one
01. Primeval Sounds (Genesis I) [4:07]
02. Proteus [1:16]
03. Pastorale (from the Kingdom of Atlantis, ca. 10,000 B.C.) [1:56]
04. Cricifixus [Symbol] [2:55]
part two
05. The Phantom Gondolier [2:49]
06. Night-Spell I [3:45]
07. Music of Shadows (for Aeolian Harp) [2:09]
08. The Magic Circle of Infinity (Moto perpetuo) [Symbol] [2:04]
part three
09. The Abyss of Time [2:41]
10. Spring-Fire [1:38]
11. Dream Images (Love-Death Music) [4:18]
12. Spiral Galaxy [Symbol] [2:43]
VOLUME 2
part one
13. Morning Music (Genesis II) [2:32]
14. The Mystic Chord [2:17]
15. Rain-death Variations [1:36]
16. Twin Suns (Doppelgänger aus der Ewigkeit) [Symbol] [3:09]
part two
17. Ghost-Nocturne: for the Druids of Stonehenge (Night-Spell II) [4:07]
18. Gargoyles [1:20]
19. Tora! Tora! Tora! (Cadenza Apocalittica) [1:58]
20. A Prophecy of Nostradamus [Symbol] [4:07]
part three
21. Cosmic Wind [2:11]
22. Voices from "Corona Borealis" [3:27]
23. Litany of the Galactic Bells [2:33]
24. Agnus Dei [Symbol] [4:13]
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George Crumb - Makrokosmos I & II (1972-73) for amplified piano - Margaret Leng Tan (2004) {Mode 142 Digital Download}
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