George Crumb: Bad Dog! (DVD) <BR> BRIDGE 93127 15 24: Back in Stock! George Crumb, 'Bad Dog!' is a film in celebration of American composer George Crumb's 80th birthday. The 66 minute film features performances by the George Crumb Ensemble, including the composer performing on percussion instruments. George Crumb, '"Bad Dog!" includes: conversation with George Crumb; historic photographs; and complete performances of "Apparition" (1979) on texts by Walt Whitman; "Three Early Songs" (1947); and

harp and percussion

Most of this music has been composed for the Guitalians and presents a wide-ranging view of compositional style in present day Italy

Steve Mackey

with Tom Kolor

Included on this program are two Poulenc favorites

solo piano and chamber ensemble

never sullied with excessive use of the pedal or too much of his own rubato

Oren Fader

Nightshade for Chamber Ensemble (1986)

for whom Bridge Records has just begun a multi-volume series

is rich with eerie sounds and whisperings

Sextet (Parnassus