Crumb: Makrokosmos, Vol. I
Yoshiko Shimizu (piano), Rupert Struber (percussion), Akiko Shibata (whistle) & Natsumi Shimizu (slide whistle, alto recorder, whistle)
A brilliant exploration of George Crumb’s Makrokosmos, inspired by Bartók. Beauty, violence, peace and strange sounds emerge out of mysterious nocturnal worlds.
Crumb: Makrokosmos, Vol. I
Yoshiko Shimizu (piano), Rupert Struber (percussion), Akiko Shibata (whistle) & Natsumi Shimizu (slide whistle, alto recorder, whistle)
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A brilliant exploration of George Crumb’s Makrokosmos, inspired by Bartók. Beauty, violence, peace and strange sounds emerge out of mysterious nocturnal worlds.
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A new double-CD release with Japanese pianist Yoshiko Shimizu, playing George Crumb’s Makrokosmos, Volume I, Volume II and Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III) accompanied by Austrian percussionist Rupert Struber.
The title Makrokosmos reflects Crumb’s admiration for Bartók’s piano series Mikrokosmos.
Makrokosmos Volume I and Volume II are filled with references to the history of humankind, myths, Christianity, paganism and occultism.
In Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III) Crumb pays a tribute to poetic quotations of Quasimodo, Pascal and Rilke.
The composer himself regards these three works as forming a trilogy.
Contents and tracklist
- Yoshiko Shimizu (piano), Akiko Shibata (whistle)
- Recorded: 16-17 February 2016
- Recording Venue: Oizumi Bunkamura, Japan
- Yoshiko Shimizu (piano), Akiko Shibata (whistle)
- Recorded: 16-17 February 2016
- Recording Venue: Oizumi Bunkamura, Japan
- Yoshiko Shimizu (piano), Rupert Struber (percussion), Natsumi Shimizu (alto recorder)
- Recorded: 26-27 June and 24-25 July 2017
- Recording Venue: Oizumi Bunkamura, Japan and Studio Weinberg, Kefermarkt, Austria
Awards and reviews
March 2019
A brilliant exploration of George Crumb’s Makrokosmos, inspired by Bartók. Beauty, violence, peace and strange sounds emerge out of mysterious nocturnal worlds.
