She herself alone [videorecording] : the art of the toy piano 2 / directed, filmed, and edited by Anton Cabaleiro ; produced by Brian Brandt and Michael Hynes.
Originally the 4th work for voice, amplified piano, and percussion quartet, the 6th for piano. Margaret Leng Tan, toy pianos, toy instruments, piano, voice; "all instruments played ... without overdubs, with the exception of Crumb's Put my little shoes away"--Insert. Recorded Jan. 7-9, 2010 at Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, NY; the 7th work recorded, in part, Feb. 9, 2010, at WARPS Studios, Perth, Western Australia. Booklet with program notes by Margaret Leng Tan and discography in English ([12] p. : ill.) inserted in container. Special feature: high-resolution 96 khz/24-bit stereo audio tracks.
Contents:
She herself alone : 1996/2002 : toy piano and toy psaltery / Laura Liben (6:06). Old MacDonald's yellow submarine : 2004. On that farm : toy piano, prepared piano ; e-i-e-i-o : toy piano, prepared piano ; Pink memories : music box ; Chooks! : toy piano, woodblocks ; Bicycle Lee Hooker : toy piano, bicycle bell, bicycle horn, train whistle ; Old MacDonald's yellow submarine : toy piano, prepared piano, music box / Eric Griswold (15:57) -- An American in Buenos Aires : a blues tango (2001) : toy piano, piano / Toby Twining (5:03) -- Put my little shoes away : 2008 : from American songbook VI / George Crumb ; arranged for voice, toy piano, and toy percussion quartet by Margaret Leng Tan (3:22) -- The animist child : 1994 : toy piano and voice / Jerome Kitzke (7:04) -- Dream : 1948 / John Cage ; arranged for toy piano and piano by Margaret Leng Tan (7:59) -- Hymn to ruin : 2010 : ruined toy piano and ruined piano / Ross Bolleter (Bolleter, ruined piano) (7:06) -- She herself alone : 1996/2002 : toy piano and toy psaltery / Laura Liben (6:06).
Summary:
"Margaret Leng Tan recorded an earlier disc of toy piano for the Philips label which is long out-of-print. This [is] her second disc of toy piano"--Publisher's website.
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