Makrokosmos 1 & 2

Crumb (Artist), Boatright (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music & Arts Program
• ASIN: B00000IQM1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,068,101 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Makrokosmos, Volume I.: Parte One: Primeval Sounds (Genesis I) Cancer

2. Makrokosmos, Volume I.: Parte One: Proteus Pisces

3. Makrokosmos, Volume I.: Parte One: Pastorale (From The Kingdom Of Atlantis, ca. 10,000 B.C.) Taurus

4. Makrokosmos, Volume I.: Parte One: Crucifixus Capricorn Part Two

5. Makrokosmos, Volume I.: Part Two: The Phantom Gondolier Scorpio

6. Makrokosmos, Volume I.: Part Two: Night-Spell I Sagitarius

7. Makrokosmos, Volume I.: Part Two: Music Of Shadows (For Aeolian Harp) Libra

8. Makrokosmos, Volume I.: Part Two: The Magic Circle Of Infinity (Moto perpetuo) Leo

9. Makrokosmos, Volume I.: Part Three: The Abyss Of Time Virgo

10. Makrokosmos, Volume I.: Part Three: Spring-Fire Aries

11. Makrokosmos, Volume I.: Part Three: Dream Images (Love-Death Music) Gemini

12. Makrokosmos, Volume I.: Part Three: Spiral Galaxy Aquarius

13. Makrokosmos, Volume II.: Part One: Morning Music (Genesis II) Cancer

14. Makrokosmos, Volume II.: Part One: The Mystic Chord Sagitarius

15. Makrokosmos, Volume II.: Part One: Rain-Death Variation Pisces

16. Makrokosmos, Volume II.: Part One: Twin Suns (Doppelganger aus der Ewigkeit) Gemini

17. Makrokosmos, Volume II.: Part Two: Ghost-Nocturne: For The Druids Of Stonehenge (Night-Spell II.) Virgo

18. Makrokosmos, Volume II.: Part Two: Gargoyles Taurus

19. Makrokosmos, Volume II.: Part Two: Tora! Tora! Tora! (Cadenza Apocalittica) Scorpio

20. Makrokosmos, Volume II.: Part Two: A Prophecy Of Nostradamus Aries

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Editorial Reviews

From the Artist

This disc includes liner notes in French, German and English. This is an audiophile quality recording. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

In 1971, George Crumb set out to compose a set of piano pieces; the preludes of Debussy and Chopin as well as Well Tempered Klavier of J.S. Bach come to mind as prototypes. What emerged after two years of painstaking distillation, Crumb’s Makrokosmos Vol. 1 & 2 for amplified piano, has proved a worthy heir to its 18th and 19th century analogs. Makrokosmos is a multi-dimensional odyssey through a universe of metaphysical timbres created via a compendium of extended piano techniques. These include the use of metal chains, paper on the strings, wire brush, paper clip, metal thimbles, whistling and Latin incantations. Crumb closes the ‘magic circle of infinity’ with these exceptional works, fusing performer with instrument, music with timbre, primitive with modern, terror with romance, lyricism with violence.

Taking advantage of state-of-the-art digital recording technology, producer Marc Wolf & Engineer Jeremy Tressler have captured George Crumb’s timeless Makrokosmos in stunning detail, clarity and dynamic range. Furious Artisans newest release promises to take the listener literally inside the guts of a 9 foot Steinway. If you need to own one version of Makrokosmos, this is the one! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makrokosmos Vol. 1 & 2, June 4, 2002

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Peter Zakson (Bronxville, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Makrokosmos Vol. 1 & 2: 24 Fantasy Pieces after the Zodiac for Amplified Piano (Audio CD)

I have listened to all of the major Makrokosmos recordings including the David Burge and Christiane Mathe version... I thought I knew this music! Laurie Hudicek is outrageous!! I mean, this is a flat out mind-numbing performance that runs finely scribed circles around those other versions. I must also mention the sound quality; normally this is something that I don't think about unless it is bad. On the contrary, this recording has the most amazing piano sound that I have heard short of the real thing. What an excellent find.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ehh..., June 15, 2005

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E. Murphy-Mancini "Avant dernier" (Wilbraham, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Makrokosmos Vol. 1 & 2: 24 Fantasy Pieces after the Zodiac for Amplified Piano (Audio CD)

I did not find this recording very inspiring. George Crumb is an excellent composer, and the Makrokosmos cycles are excellent. However, as a pianist, I found that this recording is not really true to the music itself. The performer ignores some of Crumb's essential markings that sometimes make the pieces special. I have to admit that this recording is nearly alone in the world, so to have this recording is a blessing. It could be better, though.