Contemporary & Electroacoustic

Two post-serialist compositions from the late 1950's, respectively for two pianos and for soprano and nine instruments, released in La Musica Moderna record magazine nr.99. No booklet.

The three ground-breaking avant-garde sonatas composed between 1946 and 1957 performed by Herbert Henck and released on Wergo in 1985 as a double LP-set.

Five avant-garde compositions for solo flute (two with piano) by European and Japanese contemmporary composers spanning from 1948 to 1969 performed by Aurèle Nicolet and released on Wergo's "Große Interpreten neuer Musik" series in 1969 (German edition). Never re-issued on either LP or CD.

Five avant-garde compositions for solo flute (two with piano) by European and Japanese contemmporary composers spanning from 1948 to 1969 performed by Aurèle Nicolet and released on Trio Records in 1969 (Japanese edition). Never re-issued on either LP or CD. With insert.

1965 French LP of post-serialist orchestral and vocal music performed by the BBC Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Pierre Boulez and Antal Dorati.

Still sealed copy of the 1987 album on Dischi Ricordi coupling a 1979 version for soprano and ensemble of the 1965 graphic-score piece of experiemntal music theater with the 1981 composition for large orchestra.

Two romantic avant-garde compositions for large orchestra from 1972 and 1973 by the refined Italian composer performed by the NDR Sinfonieorchester conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli and released on DGG in 1978. With insert. Never re-issued on either CD or LP.

Original 1976 LP on Denon with Cage's landmark 1946-48 compositions for prepared piano superbly performed by Yuji Takahashi in 1975. With insert.

Brilliant performance of the 1975 Etudes Australes Libro I (N. 1-8) by pianist extraordinnaire Bruno Canino, released in 1978 as a double LP set by the obscure Italian label I Dischi Dell'Ippopotamo. Never re-issued on either CD or LP.

The American composer's beautifully evocative quartet from 1950 backed with the Polish composer's 1964 semi.aleatoinc masterwork performed by the LaSalle Quartet and released by Orbis in 1976.

First edition on Cramps released in 1990 as a double-CD set of the full 1977 legendary live performance in Milano which created quite a riot.

2011 re-issue on Ampersand of the 1990 2CD set with the legendary extreme live vocal performance by the composer in Milano in 1977, which caused quite a riot. With slipcase.

Four composistions spanning from 1942 to 1984 performed on contrabass (plus voice or percussion) by Joëlle Léandre who also contributes a tape music hommage to the American composer, released on Montaigne on CD only in 1995.

The 1957 indeterminate composition performed here by four pianos and also simultaneously with Atlas Eclipticalis with the addition of flutes played by Eberhard Blum, released by Hat Art on CD only in 1993.

The pioneering early electrocaoustic pieces for turntables, radios and percussion composed between 1939 and 1952 performed in 1995 under the direction of Jan Williams and released by Hat Art on CD only in the same year.

Unofficial 1995 7" release in a limited edition of 200 copies on Dolor Del Estamago / Stomach Ache of a 1973 live radio broadcast conducted by James Tenney.

Rare first catalogue of Cage’s works published by Peters & Henman Press in 1962.

Still sealed Italian edition of the 1976 book of conversations with Daniel Charles, translated by Walter Marchetti and published by Multhipla in 1977.

Original UK edition on Turnabout's explorative and ground-breaking "Electronic Music" series of the 1966 album presenting three classic and essential early experimental electronic compositions.

Original 1967 edition on Adès' "Florilège" series of the soundtrack to the Serge Roullet film with a reading of Jean-Paul Sartre's short story by Michel Del Castillo with music by Edgardo Canton produced at the G.R.M..