George Crumb - Makrokosmos III & IV - Bojan Gorisek (1997) {Audiophile Classics APC101301-2}

George Crumb - Makrokosmos III & IV - Bojan Gorisek (1997) {Audiophile Classics APC101301-2}

Volume III
A collection of five pieces completed in 1974 and titled Music for a Summer Evening forms the third volume of Makrokosmos. It departs considerably from the previous two. Commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation for Swarthmore College, the work is scored for two amplified pianos and percussion (two players), contains fewer pieces, and does not associate any of the pieces with Zodiac signs.

Volume IV
The collection that forms the fourth instance of Makrokosmos is titled Celestial Mechanics, and subtitled Cosmic Dances for Amplified Piano, Four Hands. It was completed in April 1979.

Musicians
Makrokosmos III
Bojan Gorišek & Tatjana Ognjanović - piano
Boris Šurbek & Lojze Gradišek - percussion
Makrokosmos IV
Bojan Gorišek & Tatjana Ognjanović - piano (4 hands)
Boris Šurbek in the 6-handed parts

Track LIsting
Makrokosmos III - Music for a Summer Evening (1974)
01 - Makrokosmos III - 1. Nocturnal Sounds
02 - Makrokosmos III - 2. Wanderer-Fantasy
03 - Makrokosmos III - 3.The Advent
04 - Makrokosmos III - 4. Myth
05 - Makrokosmos III - 5. Music of the Starry Night
Makrokosmos IV - Celestial Mechanics - Cosmic Dances for amplified piano, four hands (1979)
06 - Makrokosmos IV - 1. Alpha Centauri
07 - Makrokosmos IV - 2. Beta Cygni
08 - Makrokosmos IV - 3. Gamma Draconis
09 - Makrokosmos IV - 4. Delta Orionis