George Crumb Edition: Volume 7

December 2003

Volume Seven of Bridge's Complete Crumb Edition features the world premiere recording of Crumb's new Appalachian folk song cycle, "Unto the Hills". Performed by Crumb's daughter, soprano Ann Crumb, and an ensemble of percussion quartet and amplified piano, the thirty-six minute cycle features spectacularly colorful (more than 75 percussion instruments) and moving renditions of such classic folk tunes as "Black, Black, Black is the Color", "Poor Wayfaring Stranger"," The Riddle", and "All the Pretty Little Horses".

Also included on this CD is a stunning new reading of Crumb's classic "Black Angels" for Electric String Quartet. Performed by the brilliant, young Mir? Quartet, this performance, supervised by the composer, features a combination of early 21st Century virtuosity and state of the art recording technology.
  Tracks:
 
  1-8 Unto the Hills (2002)
Songs of Sadness, Yearning and Innocence A Cycle of Appalachian Songs for Singer, Percussion Quartet and Amplified Piano
(American Songbook III)
  Ann Crumb, soprano
Orchestra 2001
James Freeman, conductor
premiere recording
  9-21 Black Angels
Thirteen Images from the Dark Land for Electric String Quartet (Images I)
  The MirÓ Quartet