Works for Percussion

John Cage - Works for Percussion

CD released in 1991

performed by Quatuor Helios

Recorded "live in studio" July 1989 at the Centre Culturel Andre Malraux in Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy (France)

A collection of most of Cage's percussion works. It is nice to have many of these in one place. (There was another Quatuor Helios CD released that included Cage's other percussion works.) I've featured other performances of many of these pieces that are played on this album yet I can't really get enough of Cage's percussion music. I've found this one somewhere online (can't quite recall where, but the site is likely no longer in existence). I thought it deserves a reposting.

Tracklisting:

1.  Second Construction  {7:32}

2.  Imaginary landscape No. 2  {5:30}

3.  Amores: I.  {1:06}
Isabelle Berteletti - prepared piano

4.  Amores: II.  {3:20}

5.  Amores: III.  {1:20}

6.  Amores: IV.  {3:32}
Isabelle Berteletti - prepared piano

7.  Double Music  {4:44}
composed by John Cage and Lou Harrison

8.  Third Construction  {10:14}

9.  She is Asleep: I.  {4:28}

10. She is Asleep: II.  {7:16}
Isabelle Berteletti - prepared piano ; Martine Ward - voice

11. First Construction (In Metal)  {10:04}
Philippe Chaignon - percussion ; Anne Berteletti - piano ; Eva Payeur - other [assistant]

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