Chamber

Columba Aspexit: Chamber Music of Cindy Cox

Album DescriptionThese works by Cindy Cox take the listener on an experiential journey affecting the mind, spirit and body. The rite of passage begins with Geode (1996) for flute, clarinet, cello, percussion and piano, a piece of technical and formal prowess that carries the listener first into the presence of an object of mind, a geode—something to capture the attention for the experience to follow. Like crystals forming around a dirty speck of earth, the shimmering glockenspiel, t. . . More >>
Columba Aspexit: Chamber Music of Cindy Cox
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Chamber

Songs Drones and Refrains of Death/Concertino for Chamber Orchestra

Album DescriptionThis disc showcases the virtuosity and lyricism of the two performing ensembles as well as the works they perform. George Crumb,who has created other musical settings of poetry by Federico Garciá Lorca, embraces these texts with a singularity of purpose. Even Crumb’s manuscripts are crafted to reflect the words: in some cases the music is set down in various shapes (such as circles). Although the composer often uses a limited ensemble of instruments (rather than a fu. . . More >>
Songs Drones and Refrains of Death/Concertino for Chamber Orchestra
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