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Makrokosmos l & ll
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Crumb's Makrokosmos I & II were written to expand the world of color and sonic possibilities which a single piano and pianist could create
In addition to playing the keyboard, the pianist is required to strum and pluck the strings; apply glass tumblers and paper to the piano interior; as well as chant, whistle and whisper - to create a work at times pastoral, mysterious, jubilant, dark, otherworldly and terrifying
Composer supervised recordings
Both Books presented in their entirety on one disc
Modeled after the Zodiac, each Book consists of 12 short movements
Pianist Margaret Leng-Tan - considered the leading exponent of "extended" piano techniques - is at her best with this music
Mr. Crumb and Ms. Tan worked closely on the preparation of these works for the recording
The hi-definition 96-khz/24-bit recording reveals all of the spectacular qualities of the music
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ARTISTS
George Crumb, Margaret Leng Tan (piano); Alex Nowitz (whitler) |
TRACKS
Volume I
Part One:
1. Primeval Sounds (Genesis I) Cancer (4:07)
G.R. Darkly mysterious
2. Proteus Pisces W.R.C. (1:16)
Very fast; whimsical, volatile
3. Pastorale (from the Kingdom of Atlantis, ca. 10,000 B.C.) Taurus J.B. (1:56)
Moderately, with incisive rhythm
4. Crucifixus [Symbol] Capricorn R.L.F. (2:55)
Darkly mysterious
Part Two:
5. The Phantom Gondolier Scorpio G.H.C. (2:49)
Eerily, with a sense of malignant evil
6. Night-Spell I Sagittarius A.W. (3:45)
Poised, expectantly
7. Music of Shadows (for Aeolian Harp) Libra P.Z. (2:09)
Gracefully, with elastic rhythm
8. The Magic Circle of Infinity (Moto perpetuo) [Symbol] Leo C.D. (2:04)
Joyously, like a cosmic clock-work; with mechanically precise rhythm
Part Three:
9. The Abyss of Time Virgo A.S. (2:41)
Dark, with sense of profound mystery
10. Spring-Fire Aires D.R.B. (1:38)
Prestissimo; breathlessly, with élan
11. Dream Images (Love-Death Music) Gemini F.G.L. (4:18)
Musingly, like the gentle caress of a faintly remembered music
12. Spiral Galaxy [Symbol] Aquarius B.W. (2:43)
Vast, lonely, timeless
Volume II
Part One:
13. Morning Music (Genesis II) Cancer J.DeG.W. (2:32)
Exuberantly, with primitive energy
14. The Mystic Chord Sagittarius R.M. (2:17)
Adagio molto; serene, desireless, like a Nirvana-trance
15. Rain-Death Variations Pisces F.C. (1:36)
Crystalline, with elegance
16. Twin Suns (Doppelgänger aus der Ewigkeit) [Symbol] Gemini E.A.C. II (3:09)
Majestic
Part Two:
17. Ghost-Nocturne: for the Druids of Stonehenge (Night-Spell II) Virgo A.B. (2:07)
Dark, fantasmic, subliminal
18. Gargoyles Taurus P.P. (1:20)
Marcia grottesca; savagely, with irony
19. Tora! Tora! Tora! (Cadenza Apocalittica) Scorpio L.K. (3:17)
Dramatic, with great intensity; violent, relentless
20. A Prophecy of Nostradamus [Symbol] Aries H.W. (1:57)
Stark, powerful; molto pesante
Part Three:
21. Cosmic Wind Libra S.B. (2:11)
Ghostly, shadowy, tremulous
22. Voices from "Corona Borealis" Aquarius E.M.C. (3:27)
Passacaglia: very slow, with majestic calm
23. Litany of the Galactic Bells Leo R.V. (2:33)
Jubilant; metallic. incisive, echoing
24. Agnus Dei [Symbol] Capricorn R.W. (4:13)
"Prayer-wheel" - Very slow; like a vision; as if suspended in endless time
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