Cage, J.: Concert for Piano and Orchestra / Freeman Etudes /

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Label
Wergo
Release Date
April 1, 2009
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      CAGE, JOHN
    • PERFORMER
      Scodanibbio, Svoboda, Bongelli, Calderone, Campagnari, Casati, Damiani, Ottaviucci, Zurria, Nextime
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 01, 2009
    • UPC
      4010228671322
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      WER67132
    • LABEL
      Wergo
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    Works ⌄

    1. Concert for Piano and Orchestra

      Composer: John Cage

      Ensemble: Nextime Ensemble

      Performer: Fabrizio Ottaviucci, Mike Svoboda, Manuel Zurria, Aldo Campagnari, Giorgio Casati, Dario Calderone

      Conductor: Stefano Scodanibbio

    2. Freeman Etude No. 1

      Composer: John Cage

      Performer: Stefano Scodanibbio

    3. Freeman Etude No. 2

      Composer: John Cage

      Performer: Stefano Scodanibbio

    4. Freeman Etude No. 3

      Composer: John Cage

      Performer: Stefano Scodanibbio

    5. Freeman Etude No. 4

      Composer: John Cage

      Performer: Stefano Scodanibbio

    6. Freeman Etude No. 5

      Composer: John Cage

      Performer: Stefano Scodanibbio

    7. Dream (arr. S. Scodanibbio for double bass and piano)

      Composer: John Cage

      Performer: Stefano Scodanibbio, Fabrizio Ottaviucci

    8. Ryoanji (version for double bass and tape)

      Composer: John Cage

      Performer: Stefano Scodanibbio

    9. Radio Music

      Composer: John Cage

      Performer: Fausto Bongelli, Manuel Zurria, Fabrizio Ottaviucci, Mike Svoboda, Giovanni Damiani

      Conductor: Stefano Scodanibbio


John Cage (1912-1992) had a particular predilection for poetry. "[Poetry]," he wrote, "is not poetry by reason of it's content or ambiguity, but by reason of it's allowing musical elements (time, sound) to be introduced into the world of words." And about Stefano Scodanibbio who transcribed the "Freeman Etudes" and "Dream" for contrabass and in this recording also serves as the conductor of "Concert for Piano and Orchestra" and "Radio Music": "Scodanibbio. I thought he played beautifully. He played 'Ryoanji' absolutely better, than anyone I ever heard. - I haven't heard better double bass playing than Scodanibbio's. He's really extraordinary. His performance was absolutely magic."