Pre-Owned Complete George Crumb Edition 12 by International Contemporary Ensemble (CD, 2008)

0090404926129. Pre-Owned: Good condition. CD. George Crumb's 80th birthday was celebrated in October 2009; building up to that event was Bridge Records, which carefully planned to release a complete recorded edition of Crumb's music, in composer-supervised recordings, in 13 volumes to reach fruition with volume number 13 in connection with the big event. This was the penultimate issue, George Crumb Complete Edition, Vol. 12, and it pairs the composer with the exciting young new music ensemble International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). Though coming late in the overall project, ICE is not left with mere table scraps among Crumb's oeuvre; this disc contains Eleven Echoes of Autumn (1966) and Vox Balaenae (aka, Voice of the Whale; 1971), two of his most famous and often performed works. ICE has worked with Crumb for years on perfecting its interpretation of these pieces, and perhaps the time finally became right. Certainly these are very polished and accomplished readings, recorded with spaciousness and depth, yet pinpoint precision by Bridge.Eleven...