David Starobin and George Crumb play ‘Fritzi’ from ‘Mundus Canis’

ByBradford Werner
2013

Rare to see such an honoured and respected composer write great music for guitar. Not to mention perform it. Here the excellent David Starobin of Bridge Records performs ‘Fritzi’ from ‘Mundus Canis’ with composer George Crumb. Starobin has been a long-time advocate and champion of new music as well as running the Bridge Record Label. Bridge is run by Becky Starobin, President; David Starobin, Director of Artists & Repertoire; Robert Starobin, Vice-president.

This work has serious “bite.” But really, the textures and soundscapes of Crumb always fascinate. The music reflects the personas of dogs in ‘canine portraits’.

Quote via Bridge Records on YouTube

David Starobin and George Crumb perform Fritzi from George Crumb’s Mundus Canis (1998)
Video from George Crumb: “Bad Dog!” on Bridge Records. Available from Amazon.com, or directly from Bridge athttp://www.bridgerecords.com/catpage….

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.