George Crumb

George Crumb By Leon Botstein Written for the concert Crumb, performed on April 19, 2012 at Carnegie Hall. We have become accustomed to assuming that composers who are employed by universities deserved the designation “academic.” Indeed, with the exception of John Adams and Philip Glass, since the 1960s composers who were not also performers (e.g.…

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Progressive Trailblazer, Experimental Pioneer

Progressive Trailblazer, Experimental Pioneer By Robert Carl Written for the concert Crumb, performed on April 19, 2012 at Carnegie Hall. George Crumb is a rare artist: on the one hand, he projects an immediate, gripping poetry in his music. On the other, he has also developed a rich and innovative toolbox of extended instrumental and…

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