George Crumb - Songs, Drones And Refrains Of Death / Apparition / A Little Suite For Christmas, A.D. 1979

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Songs, Drones And Refrains Of Death Baritone Vocals – Sanford SylvanElectric Guitar – David StarobinElectric Piano, Electric Harpsichord – Aleck KarisElectric Upright Bass – Donald PalmaEnsemble – Speculum MusicaePercussion – Daniel Druckman, Eric CharlstonText By – Federico García Lorca	(25:10)
1	Refrain One / I. La Guitarra / Refrain Two / II. Casida De Las Palomas Oscuras	9:26
2	Refrain Three / III. Canción De Jinete, 1860 / Refrain Four / IV. Casida Del Herido Por El Agua	15:45
A Little Suite For Christmas, A.D. 1979 Piano – Lambert Orkis	(14:58)
3	1. The Visitation	3:09
4	2. Berceuse For The Infant Jesu	1:43
5	3. The Shepherd's Noël	1:09
6	4. Adoration Of The Magi	3:00
7	5. Nativity Dance	0:58
8	6. Canticle Of The Holy Night	3:03
9	7. Carol Of The Bells	3:31
Apparition Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Jan DeGaetaniPiano – Gilbert KalishText By – Walt Whitman	(22:44)
10	I. The Night In Silence Under Many A Star	3:10
11	Vocalise 1: Summer Sounds	0:59
12	II. When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloom'd	1:36
13	III. Dark Mother Always Gliding With Soft Feet	2:58
14	Vocalise 2: Invocation To The Dark Angel	0:59
15	IV. Approach Strong Deliveress!	2:07
16	Vocalise 3: Death Carol ("Song Of The Nightbird")	0:40
17	V. Come Lovely And Soothing Death	6:18
18	VI. The Night In Silence Under Many A Star	3:49

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bridge Records
• Copyright (c) – Bridge Records

Credits

• Artwork – P. Craig Russell
• Composed By – George Crumb
• Design – Brighton Typography, Ltd
• Engineer – Curt Wittig (tracks: 3-9), David Hancock (tracks: 10-18), Paul Zinman (tracks: 1-2)
• Engineer [Associate] – Paul D. Lehrman (tracks: 10-18)
• Liner Notes – William Bland (tracks: William K. Bland)
• Mastered By – David Starobin, Michael Calvert, Paul Zinman
• Producer – Bill Bennett (tracks: 3-9), David Starobin (tracks: 10-18), Michael Calvert (tracks: 1-2)
• Remastered By – Toby Mountain (tracks: 3-9)
• Transferred By [CD transfer] – Paul Zinman (tracks: 10-18)
• Translated By – Edwin Honig (tracks: 2), J.L. Gili (tracks: 1-2), Stephen Spender (tracks: 2), W. S. Merwin (tracks: 1)

Notes

"Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death" recorded at the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters June 17, 1990.
"A Little Suite For Christmas, A.D. 1979" recorded at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, MD, in August 1982. Previously released on BCD 9003.
"Apparition" recorded at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, New York City, in October, 1982. Previously released on BCD 9006 (Apparition / Songs).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 90404-9028-2 6