tracks

The River Of Life (2003): Songs Of Joy And Sorrow / A Cycle Of Hymns, Spirituals And Revival Tunes (American Songbook I)
Shall We Gather At The River
Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown?
Amazing Grace!
Give Me That Old Time Religion
Time Is A Drifting River: A Psalm For Daybreak And Morning
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
One More River To Cross
Nearer, My God To Thee
Deep River
Unto The Hills (2002): Songs Of Sadness, Yearning And Innocence / A Cycle Of Appalachian Songs (American Songbook III)
Poor Wayfaring Stranger
All The Pretty Little Horses
Ten Thousand Miles
Ev'ry Night When The Sun Goes In
Appalachian Epiphany: A Psalm For Sunset And Dusk
A) Down In The Valley B) Hush, Little Baby
Black, Black, Black Is The Color
The Riddle
Poor Wayfaring Stranger

notes

Timings: Disc A (43:02), Disc B (40:20)
℗ and © 2007 Bridge Records, Inc.
Manufactured in Canada

"Unto the Hills" was recorded on June 26 and 27, 2003, and November 25, 2005; "The River of Life" was recorded on November 25-27, 2005 at Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

This recording is a sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts, and was made possible through the generosity of the Classical Recording Foundation, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, and the Argosy Foundation.

Cover photograph of George and Ann Crumb courtesy of Robert Aitken.
Crumb family photographs courtesy George and Elizabeth Crumb.
The music of George Crumb is published by C.F. Peters Corp. (BMI).

2 CDs packaged in a jewel case with an inner hinged hold plate, one disc per side, and includes a 32 page booklet with notes in English, track listing, credits, and song texts.

credits

Composed By – George Crumb
Conductor – James Freeman (3)
Design [Graphic] – Douglas H. Holly,
Edited By – Silas Brown
Engineer [Assistant] – Andrew Ryder
Engineer, Mastered By – Adam Abeshouse
Executive-Producer – Becky Starobin
Liner Notes – Eric Bruskin, Steven Bruns
Orchestra – Orchestra 2001
Photography By [Of Ann Crumb] – Chris Barham
Photography By [Of James Freeman] – Ken Hiebert
Producer – David Starobin
Soprano Vocals – Ann Crumb

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bridge Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Bridge Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore Pennsylvania

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