Imaginary Landscapes

John Cage - Imaginary Landscapes

Originally posted on July 8, 2006

These compositions are groundbreaking for their unusual ideas at the time they were first composed. For instance, Imaginary Landscape No. 1 involved the use of two turntables, frequency sounds, a muted piano and cymbals and Imaginary Landscape No. 4 (March No. 2) called for only 12 radios to be used as instruments.

"'Across the board, the music is beautifully recorded and breathtakingly performed by the Maelström Percussion Ensemble' - John Corbett of DOWNBEAT Magazine. Maelström plays the music of John Cage including the first complete recording of his Imaginary Landscapes 1-5 and But What About The Sound of Crumpling Paper..."

Tracklisting:

1. Imaginary Landscape No. 1 {8:45}

2. Imaginary Landscape No. 2 (March No. 1) {6:35}

3. Imaginary Landscape No. 3 {3:05}

4. Imaginary Landscape No. 4 (March No. 2) {5:00}

5. Imaginary Landscape No. 5 {1:50}

6. But What About the Noise of Crumpling Paper Which He Used to Do In Order to Paint the Series of "Papiers Froisses" or Tearing Up Paper to Make "Papiers Dechires"? Arp Was Stimulated By Water (Sea, Lake, and Flowing Waters Like Rivers), Forests {26:00}

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