George Crumb Edition, Vol. 15 <BR> BRIDGE 9335This exciting disc presents the first recordings of two new George Crumb song cycles. With The Ghosts of Alhambra, George Crumb returns once again to his favorite poet, Federico Garca Lorca. The texts for The Ghosts of Alhambra come from Poema del cante jondo, much of which Lorca wrote in reaction to the commercialized flamenco he experienced in contemporary Andalusia. Crumb's settings are alternately dark, dramatic and childlike in their directness

and a high spirited rondo finale that brings the work to a boisterous conclusion

so it is fitting that this ensemble should give the recording premiere of Black’s Capriccio (Blown Apart)

George Crumb: The Ghosts of Alhambra (2008)

Frauenliebe und-leben

La Fille aux cheveux de lin

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that needs to be heard repeatedly

following the minute detail and filigree of contrapuntal gestures

Kutnowski)

Recommended with pleasure

If you do know his music

Fulkerson's approach to these works steers a middle course between two traditions