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Special offer. American Classics - George Crumb

Vox Balaenae

Robert Aitken (amplified flute), David Hetherington (amplified cello) & David Swan (amplified piano), Teri Dunn (soprano), Robert Aitken (flutes) & Erica Goodman (harp), Trevor Tureski Rick Sacks & Ryan Scott (percussion), Fujiko Imajishi (violin), Robert Aitken (alto flute), Joaquin...

American Classics - George Crumb
Flautist Robert Aitken has long been a masterful practitioner of contemporary music, and he does a marvellous job dealing with microtones, bent notes, [and] melismatic phrasing

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Special offer. American Classics - George Crumb

Vox Balaenae

Robert Aitken (amplified flute), David Hetherington (amplified cello) & David Swan (amplified piano), Teri Dunn (soprano), Robert Aitken (flutes) & Erica Goodman (harp), Trevor Tureski Rick Sacks & Ryan Scott (percussion), Fujiko Imajishi (violin), Robert Aitken (alto flute), Joaquin...

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Flautist Robert Aitken has long been a masterful practitioner of contemporary music, and he does a marvellous job dealing with microtones, bent notes, [and] melismatic phrasing

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  • Release date: 27th Nov 2006
  • Label: Naxos
  • Series: American Classics
  • Catalogue number: 8559205
  • Length: 59 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Crumb, G: Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale)
Work length18:55
  • David Hetherington (cello), David Swan (piano), Robert Aitken (flute)
  • Recorded: 13 April 2003 / 10-12 September 2004
  • Recording Venue: CBC Glenn Gould Studio / Performing Arts Centre, The Country Day School, King City, Ontario, Canada
Vox balaenae
Track length18:55
Crumb, G: Federico's Little Songs for Children
Work length13:26
  • Teri Dunn (soprano), Erica Goodman (harp), Robert Aitken (flute)
  • Recorded: 13 April 2003 / 10-12 September 2004
  • Recording Venue: CBC Glenn Gould Studio / Performing Arts Centre, The Country Day School, King City, Ontario, Canada
I. La Senorita del abanico (Senorita of the Fan)
Track length2:09
II. La tarde (Afternoon)
Track length1:45
III. Cancion cantada (A Song Sung)
Track length1:21
IV. Caracola (Snail)
Track length2:37
V. El lagarto esta llorando! (The Lizard is Crying)
Track length2:06
VI. Cancioncilla sevillana (A Little Song from Seville)
Track length1:49
VII. Cancion tonta (Silly Song)
Track length1:39
Crumb, G: An Idyll for the Misbegotten, "Images III"
Work length9:45
  • Trevor Tureski (percussion), Rick Sacks (percussion), Ryan Scott (percussion), Robert Aitken (flute)
  • Recorded: 13 April 2003 / 10-12 September 2004
  • Recording Venue: CBC Glenn Gould Studio / Performing Arts Centre, The Country Day School, King City, Ontario, Canada
Crumb, G: 11 Echoes of Autumn, "Echoes I"
Work length17:30
  • Joaquin Valdepenas (clarinet), David Swan (piano), Fujiko Imajishi (violin), Robert Aitken (alto flute)
  • Recorded: 13 April 2003 / 10-12 September 2004
  • Recording Venue: CBC Glenn Gould Studio / Performing Arts Centre, The Country Day School, King City, Ontario, Canada

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Flautist Robert Aitken has long been a masterful practitioner of contemporary music, and he does a marvellous job dealing with microtones, bent notes, [and] melismatic phrasing
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