JOHN CAGE : The Works for Piano 4

Modeレーベルのジョン・ケージ音楽シリーズ第25弾！
The Piano Works 4。
ケージの'42年から'50年の間に作曲されたダンスピース「Triple-Paced」、「Ad Lib」、「Jazz Study」とフィルムスコア「Works of Calder」。
さらにはマーガレット・レンタンのために書いた「One²」。
「One²」はなんと演奏者1人のための3台のピアノのためのバージョン!
その他「Music For Marcel Duchamp」など素晴らしいピアノ作品集です。
オススメですよ。



Tracklist
1 Triple-Paced (First Version) 1:07
2 Triple-Paced (First Version) 1:01
3 Triple-Paced (First Version) 0:45
4 Triple-Paced (Second Version) 2:04
5 Totem Ancestor 1:55
6 Ad Lib 3:14
7 Jazz Study 3:03
8 Music For Marcel Duchamp 5:45
Works Of Calder
9 I: Prepared Piano 5:05
10 II: Film Soundtrack With Narration 3:09
Narrator – Burgess Meredith
Percussion – John Cage
11 III: Film Soundtrack With Percussion 2:19
Narrator – Burgess Meredith
Percussion – John Cage
12 IV: Prepared Piano 10:37
13 One² 18:51

Credits
Art Direction – Brian Brandt
Composed By – John Cage
Engineer, Edited By – David Walters
Liner Notes – Margaret Leng Tan
Liner Notes [French Translation] – Martine Jore
Liner Notes [German Translation] – Sabine Feißt
Photography By [Ms. Tan] – Michael Dames
Photography By [Photo Of Ms. Tan With John Cage] – Evans Chan
Piano – Margaret Leng Tan (tracks: 1 to 9, 12 to 13)
Producer – Brian Brandt
Technician [Piano Technician] – Wilhelm Gertz (tracks: 1 to 7, 13)

Notes
Triple-Paced (1943) first version, piano
Triple-Paced (1944) second version, piano
Totem Ancestor (1942) prepared piano
Ad Lib (1943) piano
Jazz Study (1942) piano
Music for Marcel Duchamp (1947) prepared piano
Works of Calder (1949-1950) prepared piano - first recording
One² (1989) 1-4 pianos, 1 performer, written for Ms. Tan
Works of Calder and Music for Marcel Duchamp were recorded at the Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, on April 4, 1999. The remaining works on the album were recorded in Crowell Concert Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, on August 5 and 6, 2001. The soundtrack to the film "Works of Calder" was also recorded at The Walter Read Theatre.
Pianos: Steinway Model D
24-page booklet includes liner notes in English, German and French.