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Metamorphoses (Book I)
George Crumb

Metamorphoses (Book I)

Marcantonio Barone

Label: Bridge
Format: CD
Barcode: 0090404953521
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Catalog number: BRIDG 9535
Releasedate: 02-10-20
- Vol. 19 of the Grammy Award-winning series
- Composer-supervised recording
 
The great American composer, George Crumb's most recent compositions have been two large piano compositions, "Metamorphoses, Books 1 and 2", completed in 2019. Volume 19 of Bridge's Complete Crumb Edition, a series of recordings supervised by the composer himself, is made up entirely of Metamorphoses Book1, performed by Crumb specialist, Marcantonio Barone.

The work consists of ten movements, each based on a famous painting by artists including Paul Klee, Vincent van Gogh, Marc Chagall, James Whistler, Jasper Johns, Paul Gauguin, Salvador Dali, and Vasily Kandinsky.  At 90, George Crumb continues to produce works of incredible detail and passion.  Critic David Hurwitz wrote that "Bridge’s decision to embark on a complete edition of George Crumb’s music remains one of the most significant recording projects currently in progress, as well as one of the most artistically successful."