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Cage, J.: Piano Music, Vol. 3 - Suite for Toy Piano / The Se

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Composer
CAGE, JOHN
Artist
Kubera, Pierce, Ajemian, Crispell
Format
CD
Label
Wergo
Released
Mar 01, 1991
Catalog #
WER61582
UPC
4010228615821

About

It may come as a surprise but one of the leading creators of Keyboard music in the twentieth century is a composer by the name of John Cage. Cage's reputation is so deeply associated with the avantgarde, with chance music, graphic notation, performance art, technology and Zen Buddhism that is early, conventionally-notated music for percussion ensemble and keyboards is sometimes neglected. Or was until recently. In the last few years - with the advent of performances and recordings like this one - there has been a renewed appreciation of Cage's achievements in the earlier part of his creative life. Of course, Cage's keyboard music is not just keyboard music. Cage's once infamous "prepared piano" - born out of need as well as desire - is a keyboard instrument unto itself, as different from the romantic piano as that instrument is from the baroque harpsichord. But even in his "unprepared" piano music, Cage shows his individuality and distance from European tradition. This production received the quarterly German Record Critics' Award.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 I. – II. – 02:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. – II. –
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    John Cage
  2. 2 III. – IV. – 02:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    III. – IV. –
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    John Cage
  3. 3 V. - 00:43
    Track
    3
    Title
    V. -
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    John Cage
  4. 4 Prelude I 01:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    Prelude I
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    John Cage
  5. 5 Winter 01:07
    Track
    5
    Title
    Winter
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    John Cage
  6. 6 Prelude II 00:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude II
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    John Cage
  7. 7 Spring 02:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    Spring
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    John Cage
  8. 8 Prelude III 02:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prelude III
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    John Cage
  9. 9 Summer 03:01
    Track
    9
    Title
    Summer
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    John Cage
  10. 10 Prelude IV 00:41
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prelude IV
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    John Cage
  11. 11 Fall 02:24
    Track
    11
    Title
    Fall
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    John Cage
  12. 12 Finale 01:01
    Track
    12
    Title
    Finale
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    John Cage
  13. 13 Music for Amplified Toy Pianos 11:37
    Track
    13
    Title
    Music for Amplified Toy Pianos
    Duration
    11:37
    Composer
    John Cage
  14. 14 Part I 12:36
    Track
    14
    Title
    Part I
    Duration
    12:36
    Composer
    John Cage
  15. 15 Part II 19:32
    Track
    15
    Title
    Part II
    Duration
    19:32
    Composer
    John Cage
  16. 16 I. – II. – 02:52
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. – II. –
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    John Cage
  17. 17 III. – IV. – 02:28
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. – IV. –
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    John Cage
  18. 18 V. - 00:47
    Track
    18
    Title
    V. -
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    John Cage