George Crumb: Black Angels & Music for a Summer Evening
5/13/2022, 18 Tracks, 1:01:06
Featuring
Anton Hanson
Jules Dussap
Gabrielle Lafait
Simon Dechambre
Philippe Hattat
Théo Fouchenneret
Emmanuel Jacquet
Rodolphe Théry
Quatuor Hanson
George Crumb
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Interpretation
The performers on this album chose not to use the strong reverberation effect for electric instruments that Crumb initially recommended for Black Angels, to avoid drowning out expressive musical details.
Compositional Technique
Crumb's Black Angels utilizes the tritone, an interval that divides the octave in two, as a significant element in its motifs.
Composer's Artistic Vision
George Crumb described his Makrokosmos III: Music for a Summer Evening as a "cosmic drama," highlighting its significant spiritual dimension.
Composer's Artistic Vision
George Crumb, the composer, titled the movements of his work Black Angels as "Thirteen Images from the Dark Land", suggesting a visual, cinematic quality.
Recording & Production
The recording of this album was a public performance at La Chapelle des Franciscaines de Deauville during the 20th Août musical festival.
Compositional Technique
The architectural skeleton of George Crumb's Black Angels is built around the numbers 7 and 13, reflecting a duality between good and evil.
Composition History
George Crumb drew inspiration from Béla Bartók's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion when composing his Makrokosmos III: Music for a Summer Evening.
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