George Crumb: Ancient Voices of Children, etc.

Copy at Case Memorial Library
Contents: Ancient Voices of Children, a song cycle with texts by Federico Garcia Lorca, for mezzo-soprano [Jan De Gaetani], boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, electric piano, and percussion: El niño busca su voz (4:27), Dances of the ancient earth (2:22), Me he perdido muchas veces por el mar (2:14), De donde vienes, amor, mi niño?: Dance of the sacred life-cycle [and] Todas las tardes en Granada, todas las tardes se muere un niño (6:43), Ghost dance (1:58), Se ha llenado de luces mi corazón de seda (7:07); Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III), for two amplified pianos [Gilbert Kalish, James Freeman] & percussion.
Allan Kozinn wrote in the New York Times: "George Crumb and his music are getting a second wind these days. In the 1970s Mr. Crumb’s colorful, idiosyncratic chamber works were all the rage: no self-respecting new-music fan, particularly of college age, was without the Nonesuch recording of his 'Ancient Voices of Children' (1970). … In recent years new works have become plentiful again [and] old ones are reappearing on concert programs. …" (10/29/08).