George Crumb - Makrokosmos I & II - Classical - CD
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| Management number | 254479507 | Release Date | 2026/11/07 | List Price | US$9.60 | Model Number | 254479507 | ||
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There are a number of cyclically arranged piano works in music history that have assumed the significance of "bibles" for pianists, including Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (48 preludes and fugues in two volumes), Frédéric Chopin's 24 Préludes, Claude Debussy's Préludes (24 in two volumes), Dmitri Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues, and György Ligeti's Études. This "genre" is inconceivable today without the first two (of four) cycles by George Crumb comprising 24 tone-pictures: Makrokosmos I & II, performed here by Markus Stange. Composed in 1972 and '73, they very rapidly became a classic of modernism and the most immediately enchanting and popular piano cycle of the last third of the 20th century. Almost incidentally, they unfold a comprehensive panorama of the techniques and sonorous manipulations of the modern grand piano. Crumb has thus succeeded in creating a work that does more than justice to both the explorative claims of the avant-garde and the untrained ear of the amateur. Pianist Markus Stange was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He studied piano with Jürgen Uhde in Stuttgart, Roland Keller in Lübeck, and Frantisek Rauch and Valentina Kameníková in Prague, then attended master courses with Ditta Pásztory-Bartók and Aloys Kontarsky. He is currently Professor of Piano at the Music Academy in Karlsruhe.
- MAKROKOSMOS I & II
- Classical
- Neos
| Performer | George Crumb |
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| Music genre | Classical |
| Music subgenre | CD - CLASSICAL ARTISTS |
| Music release type | Release |
| Media format | CD |
| Original release date | 2007-02-10 |
| Edition | Standard |
| Has parental advisory label | N |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Series title | George Crumb - Makrokosmos I & II [CD] |
| Track listing | 01. I. Primeval Sounds (Genesis I; Cancer): Darkly Mysterious (4:58), 02. II. Proteus (Pisces): Very Fast; Whimsical, Volatile (1:35), 03. III. Pastorale (From the Kingdom of Atlantis, Ca. 10,000 B.C.; Taurus): Moderately, with Incisive Rhythm (2:01), 04. IV. Crucifixus (Symbol; Capricorn) Darkly Mysterious - Adagio Molto; Serene, Transcendental (3:05), 05. V. the Phantom Gondolier (Scorpio): Eerily, with a Sense of Malignant Evil (3:33), 06. VI. Night-Spell I (Sagittarius): Poised, Expectantly - Serene, Hauntingly; Echoing (Like An Appalachian Valley Acoustic) (3:58), 07. VII. Music of Shadows (For Aeolian Harp; Libra): Gracefully, with Elastic Rhythm (2:20), 08. VIII. the Magic Circle of Infinity (Moto Perpetuo - Symbol; Leo): Luminous - Joyously, Like a Cosmic Clock-Work; with Mechanically Precise Rhythm (2:12), 09. IX. the Abyss of Time (Virgo): Dark, with a Sense of Profound Mystery - Sinister (2:46), 10. X. Spring-Fire (Aries): Prestissimo; Breathlessly, with Élan (2:11), 11. XI. Dream Images (Love-Death Music; Gemini): Musingly, Like the Gentle Caress of a Faintly Remembered Music (4:30), 12. XII. Spiral Galaxy (Symbol; Aquarius): Vast, Lonely, Timeless (3:11), 13. I. Morning Music (Genesis II; Cancer): Exuberantly, with Primitive Energy (3:04), 14. II. the Mystic Chord (Sagittarius): Adagio Molto; Serene, Desireless, Like a Nirvana-Trance (2:21), 15. III. Rain-Death Variations (Pisces): Crystalline, with Elegance (Tempo Metronomico) (1:52), 16. IV. Twin Suns (Doppelgänger Aus Der Ewigkeit, Symbol; Gemini): Majestic - Solemn (Hymn for the Advent of the Star-Child) (3:41), 17. V. Ghost-Nocturne: For the Druids of Stonehenge (Night-Spell II; Virgo): Dark, Fantastic, Subliminal (2:10), 18. VI. Gargoyles (Taurus): Marcia Grottesca; Savagely, with Irony (1:37), 19. VII. Tora! Tora! Tora! (Cadenza Apocalittica; Scorpio): Dramatic, with Great Intensity; Violent, Relentless (2:36), 20. VIII. a Prophecy of Nostradamus (Symbol; Aries): Stark, Powerful (Molto Pesante) - Fatefully (Tema Enigmatico) - Come Prima (3:47), 21. IX. Cosmic Wind (Libra): Ghostly, Shadowy, Tremulous (2:27), 22. X. Voices from "Corona Borealis" (Aquarius): Passacaglia: Very Slow, with Majestic Calm (4:43), 23. XI. Litany of the Galactic Bells (Leo): Jubilant; Metallic, Incisive, Echoing (Including Beethoven - Hammerklavier Sonata) (3:04), 24. XII. Agnus Dei (Symbol; Capricorn): Very Slow, Like Chanting - Very Slow, Tender, Wistful - Very Slow; Like a Vision; As If Suspended in Endless Time (Prayer-Wheel) (4:09) |
| Record label | Neos |
| Composer | George Crumb |
| Track name | Primeval Sounds (Genesis I), Proteus, Pastorale (From The Kingdom Of Atlantis, ca. 10, 000 B.C.), Crucifixus, The Phantom Gondolier, Night-Spell I, Music Of Shadows (For Aeolian Harp), The Magic Circle Of Infinity (Moto Perpetuo), The Abyss Of Time, Spring-Fire, Dream Images (Love-Death Music), Spiral Galaxy, Moring Music (Genesis II), The Mystic Chord, Rain-Death Variations, Twin Suns (Doppelgänger Aus Der Ewigkeit), Ghost-Nocturne: For The Druids Of Stonehenge (Night-Spell II), Gargoyles, Tora! Tora! Tora! (Cadenza Apocalittica), A Prophecy Of Nostradamus, Cosmic Wind, Voices From "Corona Borealis", Litany Of The Galactic Bells, Agnus Dei |
| Digital audio file format | CD |
| Music media format | CD |
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