George Crumb - Gnomic Variations

George Crumb (b.1929) Gnomic Variations (1981) for piano solo: Concise-ness from the inside of a piano. Processional is driven by an incessant pulse, whereas Ancient Voices is based on poems by Garcia Lorca. Recorded September 28, 1992 (Gnomic Variations, Processional), October 28-29, 1992 (Ancient Voices), Munich. Fuat Kent (artistic director & piano); Ensemble New Art - Marie-Louise Bourbeau (mezzo-soprano); Veronika Schaaf (boy-soprano). All selections newly remastered.