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Artist:	CRUMB, GEORGE
Title:	Makrokosmos I & II
Label:	MODE
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	MODE 142CD

Regular CD version (also available as a 5.1 DVD-A release). 24 fantasy pieces after the Zodiac for amplified piano. Margaret Leng Tan, piano. 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. Pianist Margaret Leng Tan -- considered the leading exponent of 'extended' piano techniques -- is at her best with this music.

Artist:	CRUMB, GEORGE
Title:	Makrokosmos I & II
Label:	MODE
Format:	DVD-AUDIO
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	MODE 142DVD

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. Special DVD Features: The complete performance filmed by Hong Kong director Evans Chan, Interview of George Crumb & Margaret Leng Tan by Don Gillespie, long-time friend and Crumb's publisher, Recorded in 5.1 Surround Sound plus alternate PCM-stereo track, Full 96-khz/24-bit audio. Region 0l Total running time approx. 110 minutes; additional DVD Audio Surround Sound: 65 minutes. [also be available on conventional CD].

Artist:	CRUMB, GEORGE
Title:	Music for a Summer Evening/Black Angels
Label:	MODE
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	MODE 170CD

"This CD combines two classic Crumb compositions of the 1970s expertly performed by members of The Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic under the direction of conductor Juan Pablo Izquierdo. 'Black Angels' for string quartet was written as a response to the Vietnam War. The work draws from an arsenal of sounds including shouting, chanting, whistling, whispering, gongs, maracas, and crystal glasses. 'Music for a Summer Evening' is scored for the classic Bartok combination of two pianos and two percussionists, here performing on a vast array of instruments. The pianists are also required to use extended techniques and preparations, which together with the percussion, create a unique sound world."

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