Cage: Piano Works Vol.3

On this CD:

1. The Seasons, Ballet in One Act, for orchestra
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Stephen Drury

2. ASLSP, for piano
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Stephen Drury

3. Cheap Imitation, for piano
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Stephen Drury

Cage: Piano Works Vol.3, Music, John Cage, 20th/21st Century Ballet, Ballet, Character/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous Work for Keyboard, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Keyboard, Orchestral
Cage: The Works for Violin, Vol. 3
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Cage for the already converted
 Cage: The Works for Violin, Vol. 3

Manufacturer: Mode
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cage, JohnCage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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Similar Items:
  1. 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:

3 out of 5 stars Cage for the already converted.......2003-11-17

This disc contains two performances of Two^4, one of John Cage's late "number pieces". One is for violin and sho--a Japanese instrument somewhat similar to the mouth-organ, the other for violin and piano (Cage allows both in the score).

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.
Cage: Works for Piano, Toy Piano and Prepared Piano, Vol.3
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    		Cage: Works for Piano, Toy Piano and Prepared Piano, Vol.3

    Manufacturer: Wergo
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
    Cage, JohnCage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Character PiecesCharacter Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    PianoPiano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000005W9A
    Release Date: 1993-12-08

    Tracks:

    1. Suite for Toy Piano (1948): First & Second Movement
    2. Suite for Toy Piano (1948): Third & Fourth Movement
    3. Suite for Toy Piano (1948): Fifth Movement
    4. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947): Prelude I
    5. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947: Winter
    6. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947: Prelude II
    7. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947: Spring
    8. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947: Prelude III
    9. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947: Summer
    10. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947: Prelude IV
    11. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947: Fall
    12. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947: Finale
    13. Music For Amplified Toy Pianos
    14. A Book Of Music (1944): Part One
    15. A Book Of Music (1944): Part Two
    16. Suite For Toy Piano: First & Second Movement
    17. Suite For Toy Piano: Third & Fourth Movement
    18. Suite For Toy Piano: Fifth Movement

    Music Track:

    1. Candelight Classics
    2. Carl Loewe: Ausgewählte Balladen
    3. Charles Ives: Complete Works for Violin and Piano
    4. Chopin & Chardonnay
    5. Classic Gold (Box Set) [Box set]
    6. Classics & Cognac
    7. Clementi: Violin Sonatas
    8. Debussy: La Mer/Nocturnes
    9. DeGaetano Plays Liszt
    10. Dvorák:Slavonic Dances

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