Home
CD
CARTER STAROBIN PURVIS NARUCKI DRUCKMAN - MUSIC OF ELLIOTT CD

CARTER STAROBIN PURVIS NARUCKI DRUCKMAN - MUSIC OF ELLIOTT CD

$42.99

Other Details

Artist:

CARTER / STAROBIN / PURVIS / NARUCKI / DRUCKMAN

Title:

MUSIC OF ELLIOTT CARTER 4

Genre:

CLASSICAL / CHAMBER MUSIC & RECITALS

SKU:

090404911125

Estimated Local Delivery:

4 - 8 Business Days

Quantity:

Description

SKU/Barcode: 090404911125

The Music of Elliot Carter, Vol. 4 is an installment in Bridge Records' ongoing series of discs surveying the output of the eminent American composer. This is devoted, except in one instance, to works written at the end of the twentieth century. In 2003, Carter was still actively creating new works, quite an impressive feat as his "Opus 1" appeared way back in 1928. Of the new pieces, Luimen and Shard (both from 1997) are the standout works. Shard is a short work for acoustic guitar that can be described as a sort of a delicate jumble of fragmentary figures played with frightening precision by guitarist David Starobin. Luimen is a chamber piece further evolved from Shard that lasts about ten minutes. The most attractive feature of Luimen is the delicate interplay in quiet passages between the guitar, mandolin, and vibes used as part of the ensemble. The remaining new piece, Tempo e Tempi (1999), is a song cycle on Italian poetry for soprano and a motley collection of instruments, here performed by Speculum Musicae featuring the voice of Susan Narucki. Frankly, this is the least-satisfying work on the disc, as it mainly consists of Narucki's singing gliding above a non-supportive, non-blending ensemble in a manner familiar from mid century European works, such as those by Boulez and Dallapiccola. However, the "kicker" here is the first complete recording of Carter's Pieces (8) for timpani (1950 -- 1966) played with fantastic fleet-of-mallets and studied nuance by percussionist Daniel Druckman. The Bridge recording demonstrates amazing sensitivity to these instruments, and Carter's Pieces (8) provides an immediate and exciting multi-dimensional listening adventure.
Are you shipping to an Australian address? Are you spending more than $50? Well the good news is that your shipping is on us! For domestic orders over $50, just complete the checkout and your regular shipping will be included at no extra cost!

So that we can offer you fantastic discounts and a huge range, we quote a delivery time frame for Australian sales of 4 - 8 BUSINESS DAYS after your payment has cleared. This includes our handling time and Australia Post shipping time. We do not estimate a delivery time for international sales, which are sent by regular AirMail.

The options for local postage methods are: Regular Post (This does not include any kind of tracking) Receipted Delivery (This includes limited tracking and requires a signature on delivery, but does not contain insurance) Registered Post (This includes full tracking and insurance and also requires a signature on delivery)

You'll receive an email once your order has shipped from our Adelaide warehouse. To avoid unnecessary delays, make sure your shipping address details are correct when you check out!
In line with our ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest standards, we only deal with suppliers that supply reliable and trusted products. However if your item is faulty please note that we offer a 7 Day return policy and will kindly accept items that are returned to us within this time. Whilst we do not offer a refund unless the item is significantly not as described, we will happily exchange your item for the same product. To take advantage of our return policy, please contact us at online@themuses.com.au within 7 days of receiving your order.

Please note if buying a DVD or Blu-ray we strongly suggest all customers check the region code of their item to ensure that it will play in their country, as we are unfortunately unable to offer a refund where the listing is correct.

Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.