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Release Date: 3rd Nov 2008
Catalogue No: 2344542
Label: Warner Classics
Series: American Classics
Length: 69 minutes

Cage: Credo In Us (1942)

Work length16:11

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Burkhard Wissemann (percussion), Christoph Keller (piano), Ensemble Musica Negativa (vocal ensemble), Michael Dietz (percussion), Quinn Kelsey (percussion)
Rainer Riehn
Recorded: 1971-06-01
Recording Venue: Studio 1, Köln

Cage: Imaginary Landscape No.1 (1939)

Work length7:34

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Burkhard Wissemann (percussion), Christoph Keller (piano), Ensemble Musica Negativa (vocal ensemble), Michael Dietz (percussion), Quinn Kelsey (percussion)
Rainer Riehn
Recorded: 1971-06-01
Recording Venue: Studio 1, Köln

Cage: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra (1957-58) / Solo For Voice I (1958) / Solo For Voice II (1960)

Work length19:06

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Hermann Danuser (piano), Bell Imhoff (voices), Doris Sandrock (voices), Ensemble Musica Negativa (vocal ensemble)
Rainer Riehn
Recorded: 1971-06-01
Recording Venue: Studio 1, Köln

Cage: Rozart Mix

Work length7:16

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Bell Imhoff (vocals), Doris Sandrock (vocals), Hermann Danuser (piano)
Ensemble Musica Negativa
Rainer Riehn
Recorded: 1971-06-01
Recording Venue: Studio 1, Köln

Excerpt, Cage: Suite for Toy Piano

Work length12:01

Album only

Gentle Fire (vocals)
Recorded: 1973-05-12
Recording Venue: 11-12 May, 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London

Cage: Music for Carillon (2008 - Remaster)

Work length9:59

$3.90

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Gentle Fire (vocals)
Recorded: 1973-10-06
Recording Venue: 6 Oct, 1973. Loughborough Corillon, Leceistershire

No.1

Track length7:00

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No.2

Track length1:29

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No.3

Track length1:30

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John Cage (1912-1992) was one of the most controversial composers of the 20th century. He is best known for his 1952 work 4'33" which involves not a single note of music being played.

This selection of Cage's music provides a rare opportunity to get to know a range of works that were written between the years 1939-65, which were some of the composer's most productive years.

Credo in Us is a ballet score written for Cage's long-time partner and collaborator the choreographer and dancer, Merce Cunningham.

Imaginary Landscape is scored for four performers who play a muted piano and cymbal as well as two variable-speed phonographs with amplifiers, Imaginary Landscape No.1 is important for being one of the first examples of electro-acoustic music.

Cage's Concert for Piano and Orchestra has no overall score, but all the parts are written out in detail. A performance of the Concert may include all of the instruments, but may also be performed as a solo, duet, trio or any combination of the given instruments, resulting in a change of title (e.g. solo for piano or Concert for piano, voice and 2 violins, in case it is combined with a Solo for Voice.) In this recording two solo voices are used.

The Suite for Toy Piano is one of Cage's works for prepared piano and the Music for Carillon bring this collection to a fascinating conclusion.

Cage - Concert for piano and orchestra

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