Cage: The Works for Violin, Vol. 3

On this CD:

1. Two4, for violin & piano (or sho) Sho Version
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Irvine Arditti, Mayumi Miyata

2. Two4, for violin & piano (or sho) Piano version
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Irvine Arditti, Stephen Drury

Cage: The Works for Violin, Vol. 3, Music, John Cage, Stephen Drury, Irvine Arditti, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Violin with Keyboard

Average customer rating: Cage for the already converted

Cage: The Works for Violin, Vol. 3 Manufacturer: Mode ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: John Cage: The Works for Violin, Vol. 4 ASIN: B00004SCDE Release Date: 2000-10-24

Tracks:

1. Six Melodies For Violin And Keyboard
2. Six Melodies For Violin And Keyboard
3. Six Melodies For Violin And Keyboard
4. Six Melodies For Violin And Keyboard
5. Six Melodies For Violin And Keyboard
6. Six Melodies For Violin And Keyboard
7. Nocturne For Violin And Piano
8. Eight Whiskus For Violin
9. Eight Whiskus For Violin
10. Eight Whiskus For Violin
11. Eight Whiskus For Violin
12. Eight Whiskus For Violin
13. Eight Whiskus For Violin
14. Eight Whiskus For Violin
15. Eight Whiskus For Violin
16. Two6 For Violin And Piano
17. One10 For Violin

Customer Reviews:

Cage for the already converted.......2003-11-17

This might seem a very negative idea--and indeed it does pretty much make this a disc only for those who are already Cage fans--but because of the alternative instrumentations, there is some merit in having two performances. (In addition, in this work, as in many late Cage pieces, while the notes to be played in each part--and their order--is fixed, there is quite a bit of flexibility regarding when to play them, and for how long. Naturally, this means that the harmony and counterpoint created by the two instrumental lines can vary quite dramatically from one performance to the next.)

Much of the music involves very slow-moving, long-held single notes on the violin--microtonally notated at 84 notes to the octave--counterpointed against faster-moving, normally-tempered chordal material in the piano or sho part. (It should be noted that the sho version sounds significantly different from the piano version, as the sho builds up chords one note at a time, holding them for a long time while the piano strikes the chord once and then fades away.)

The difference in styles in the two instrumental parts provides an effective contrast, with the violin acting as a kind of anchor around which the sho or piano part can move. The overall result is, as with most late Cage, meditative without being cheaply New-Agey, and is certainly worth hearing.

Music Track:

1. Concertos for 2 Pianos
2. Conducts Falla, Strauss, R. / Tchaikovsky & Sousa
3. Conducts Haydn, Mozart & Brahms
4. Conducts Ravel & Schubert
5. Conducts Schubert & Brahms
6. Conducts Sibelius, Berlioz, Liszt, Thomas & Satie
7. Contemporary Works for Viola from Russia
8. Dagma Pecková
9. Daniel Barenboim: The Maestro
10. Daniel Goiti

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