This page lists all recordings of Seven for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola and cello (1988), by John Cage (1912-92) on CD & SACD. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Cage Edition Volume 44 - The Number Pieces 6
Essential Music, John Kennedy & Charles Wood (directors) John Cage would have been 100 years old in 2012, and Mode will continue to build its complete Cage Edition with a few new Cage releases including some surprises New York based ensemble Essential Music had a strong relationship with John Cage in his later years. This experience gives these recordings a special authority. Recorded in 1993-94, they are being released for the first time. In 1987 John Cage began writing his 'number' and 'time-bracket' compositions, which became his primary compositional method for the remainder of his life. These works are named for the number of musicians participating, consist of the number of parts with no complete score, within which are various series of flexible time-brackets in which each musician is free to choose the beginnings, ends, and durations of one’s notes. Thirteen is Cage's final completed work. This is only its second recording. Five does not specify instrumentation. Essential Music chose to perform it, with Cage’s approval, by blowing into bottles to create pitches creating a mysterious effect. Volume 44 in Mode’s John Cage Edition. “Mode records with pristine depth as a matter of pride, a strategy that bypasses the customary heart-searching about recorded sound and turns attention back on to the sonic object itself.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 “With Cage's "number pieces", the relative absence of composer's stipulations means that the sensitivity of the players is paramount, and on these mid-Nineties recordings, the Essential Music Ensemble is clearly operating at its empathic peak.” The Independent, 23rd March 2012 **** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Cage - Seven & Quartets I - VIII
Orchester Jakobplatz Munchen, Daniel Grossmann John Cage (1912-92) needs no introduction. He is probably one of the most influential, if not notorious, names in contemporary music of the 20th century. ‘Seven’ lasts exactly 20 minutes and is performed with the aid of a stop watch. Each musician has a set number of notes to play but can decide when to play and when to stop. The Quartets require 24 musicians of which only 4 play at any one time. | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | Tenney: In Memoriam
What James Tenney does have in common with the composers to whom he has dedicated his FORMs, however, is not a specific approach to dynamics, but to sound. And precisely this inquiring interest in sound, both as a physical phenomenon and as regards its perception, was a constant leitmotif that pervaded the whole American avant-garde in the 20th century. To a certain extent, it could even be seen as a decisive characteristic distinguishing the American avant-garde from its European counterpart, which was more structurally and historically oriented. — Raoul Mörchen | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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