George Crumb: The River of Life; Unto the Hills
George Crumb: The River of Life; Unto the Hills
又名: 乔治·克拉姆作品集卷十/《生命之河》《登顶》（最终版）
表演者: Ann Crumb/George Crumb/Orchestra 2001/James Freeman
流派: 古典
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2007-04-16
唱片数: 2
出版者: Bridge Records
条形码: 0090404921827
专辑简介
These discs present first recordings of two major George Crumb song cycles- his Ives-inspired, The River of Life, and his Appalachian Unto the Hills in its first complete recording. Both of these cycles were written for the composer's daughter, soprano Ann Crumb, who performs them here with Orchestra 2001. The two cycles are part of Crumb's magnum opus-- his American Songbook series-- a group of works that have occupied the composer for the past five years. The River of Life sets some of the most popular and enduring pieces of American folklore, including Amazing Grace, Give Me That Old Time Religion, and Deep River. Using more than 100 percussion instruments, along with amplified piano, The River of Life presents one of Crumb's most colorful and inventive scores to date. Unto the Hills was released by Bridge on an earlier disc, but, after the composer went on to write three more volumes of his American Songbooks, he returned to the score of Unto the Hills, adding another song to give the cycle its final shape. This song has been added to the earlier recording, and includes the composer himself performing as narrator.
曲目
Disc 1
GEORGE CRUMB
The River of Life, "American Songbook I"
01. I. Shall We Gather at the River? 07:53
02. II. Will there be any Stars in My Crown? 04:46
03. III. Amazing Grace! 04:16
04. IV. Give Me That Old Time Religion 03:49
05. V. Time is a Drifting River: A Psalm for Daybreak and Morning 02:58
06. VI. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? 05:01
07. VII. One More River to Cross (Noah's Ark: A Humoresque) 03:09
08. VIII. Nearer, My God to Thee 04:36
09. IX. Deep River 06:30
Ann Crumb, soprano
Disc 2
Unto the Hills, "American Songbook III"
01. I. Poor Wayfaring Stranger 06:33
02. II. All the Pretty Little Horses 02:22
03. III. Ten Thousand Miles 06:04
04. IV. Ev'ry Night When the Sun Goes In 04:06
05. V. Appalachian Epiphany: A Psalm for Sunset and Dusk 03:40
06. VI. Down in the Valley - Hush, Little Baby (An Appalachian Lullaby) 02:40
07. VII. Black, Black, Black is the Color 04:07
08. VIII. The Riddle 02:56
09. IX. Poor Wayfaring Stranger 07:48
Ann Crumb, soprano / George Crumb, narrator
Orchestra 2001
James Freeman, Conductor