Works. Selections. Cage's Credo : the discovery of new imaginary landscapes of sound. Imaginary landscape no. 1.
Notes:
Title from container. Booklet title: Cage's credo : the discovery of new imaginary landscapes of sound. Booklet title: Imaginary landscape no. 1. Booklet with program notes by Paul Cox and Eric Levin in English with German and French translations ([25] p. : ill., ports.) in container. Special features include: "Landscapes : Credo", the ensemble presents a video documentary, demonstration of Cage's unusual instrumentation, techniques, vari-speed turntables and test-tone records. Plus performance excerpts (40 min.); DVD bonus: Imaginary landscape no. 1, in an authentic recreation of the 1939 original radio station performance directed by Eric Levin (no video, stereo); DVD bonus: Imaginary Landscape no. 4, third version (no video) DVD extras: Landscapes : Credo (40 min.) ; Imaginary landscape no. 1 (no video, stereo.) ; Imaginary landscape no. 4 (third version ; no video) Percussion Group Cincinnati ; CCM Percussion Ensemble ; James Culley, conductor. Recorded May 26, 2006 (1st work), June 12, 2008 (2nd work), Feb. 25, 2006 (3rd work), Nov. 20, 2006 (4th work), May 25, 2006 (5th work), and Nov. 6, 2007 (6th work), Robert J. Werner Concert Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati.
Contents:
Music (no video): Credo in us : (1942) for percussion quartet (including piano and radio or phonograph, first version) (12:58) -- Imaginary landscape no. 5 : for any 42 recordings, score to be realized as a magnetic tape (first version, using period jazz records) (3:09) -- Imaginary landscape no. 4 : march no. 2 : for 12 radios (first version, CCM Percussion Ensemble ; James Culley, conductor) (4:26) -- Imaginary landscape no. 1 : for 2 variable-speed turntables, frequency recordings, muted piano and cymbal (with Joey van Hassel) (6:52) -- Imaginary landscape no. 2 : march no. 1 : for percussion quintet (6:49) -- Imaginary landscape no. 3 : for percussion sextet (with Matthew Hawkins, Mark Katsaounis, Jacent Mraz) (4:06) -- Imaginary landscape no. 4 : march no. 2 (second version, CCM Percussion Ensemble) (4:29) -- Imaginary landscape no. 5 (using recordings of Cage's music, second verion) (3:07) -- Credo in us (second version) (15:00)
Summary:
The First volume in a series of the complete percussion works of composer John Cage. This is the first recording of 'Imaginary Landscape No. 1' (from 1939) to use the actual vintage variable-speed turntables and test-tone records specified in Cage's score.
Series:
Complete John Cage edition ; 43. Cage, John. Works. Selections (Mode) ; v. 43.
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