Bridge Records' Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 10, highlights pre-eminent American composer George Crumb in a remarkable collaboration in the "family way" -- with his daughter, soprano Ann Crumb, as featured soloist in two song cycles: The River of Life (2003) and Unto the Hills (2002). Both of these cycles are part of a larger project (American Songbook), to which Crumb has contributed four cycles, in which traditional American song texts are subjected to Crumb's uniquely spectral and mystical musical treatments. Although ...
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Bridge Records' Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 10, highlights pre-eminent American composer George Crumb in a remarkable collaboration in the "family way" -- with his daughter, soprano Ann Crumb, as featured soloist in two song cycles: The River of Life (2003) and Unto the Hills (2002). Both of these cycles are part of a larger project (American Songbook), to which Crumb has contributed four cycles, in which traditional American song texts are subjected to Crumb's uniquely spectral and mystical musical treatments. Although Bridge previously released Unto the Hills with Ann Crumb on Volume 7 of this series, it represented a formative version of the cycle containing only eight pieces; now there are nine and various small details are added in some of the other pieces as well.Ann Crumb is a well-known Tony Award-nominated singer and actress who works most often in Broadway shows and has appeared on an episode of Law and Order or two. She sings her father's settings in a light, pop voice more readily...
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