3-CD Set. Recorded between 1960 and 1973, the original eighteen LPs that comprise Earle Brown's legendary Contemporary Sound Series have been highly sought after in the secondary market since 1978 when they were discontinued. These rare and historically important recordings of international avant-garde music have been carefully digitized and remastered by the Earle Brown Music Foundation. Volume two includes music by Nono (Polifonica-Monodia-Ritmica), Bruno Maderna (Serenata No. 2), Luciano Berio (Differences) Peter Maxwell Davies (Antechrist), Harrison Birtwistle (Ring a Dumb Carillon), David Bedford (Come In Here Child), Richard Orton (Cycle for 2 or 4 Players), Morton Feldman (Durations I-IV) and Earle Brown (Music for Violin, Cello and Piano, and Hodograph I)
Packaged in a box with three CD's in regular jewel case and four booklets contaning liner notes in English, German and French. This set is volume two in a series of six volumes reproducing 18 LP albums originally released on Time Records and Mainstream Records. These albums were curated and published by Earle Brown between 1960 and 1973. The individual CD's have been reproduced with original artwork and liner notes. The fourth booklet contain further info on the series, not included with the original releases. -- Tracks 1-1 and 1-2 were recorded in London, track 1-3 was recorded in New York. Recording locations and dates for the other tracks are not available.
| Works For Chamber Orchestra | |||
| 1-1 | Polifonica - Monodia - Ritmica (For Six Instruments And Percussion) (1951) | 10:26 | |
| 1-2 | Serenata #2 (For Eleven Instruments) (1954, Rev. 1957) | 11:38 | |
| 1-3 | Differences (For Five Instruments And Tape) (1958-1960) | 14:15 | |
| New Music From London | |||
| 2-1 | Antechrist (For Chamber Ensemble) (1967) | 5:57 | |
| 2-2 | Ring A Dumb Carillon (For Soprano, Clarinet In B And Percussion) (1964-65) | 15:16 | |
| 2-3 | Come In Here Child (For Soprano And Amplified Piano) (1968) | 8:24 | |
| 2-4 | Cycle For 2 Or 4 Players (For Melody And Chord Instruments, In Pairs, Op. 26) (1967) | 12:09 | |
| Durations I-IV | |||
| 3-1 | Durations I (For Alto Flute,. Piano, Violin And Cello) (1960) | 8:36 | |
| 3-2 | Durations II (For Cello And Piano) (1960) | 6:27 | |
| 3-3 | Durations III (For Violin, Tuba And Piano) (1961) | 8:42 | |
| 3-4 | Durations IV (For Vibraphone, Violin And Cello) (1961) | 4:21 | |
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| 3-5 | Music For Violin, Cello And Piano (1952) | 3:03 | |
| 3-6 | Music For Cello And Piano (1955) | 9:11 | |
| 3-7 | Hodograph I (For Flute, Piano (Celeste) And Percussion) (1959) | 3:34 | |
- hj. kropp
- Artwork [Cover Art]
- Arpena Spargo
- Coordinator [Album] (1-1 to 1-3)
- Audrey Portnoy
- Coordinator [Album] (2-1 to 2-4)
- Sandra Danesi
- Coordinator [Album] (3-1 to 3-7)
- Harry Ringler
- Coordinator [Production] (3-1 to 3-7)
- Ely Besalel
- Design [Album] (2-1 to 2-4)
- Murray Stein
- Design [Album] (1-1 to 1-3, 3-1 to 3-7)
- Ulrike Bretz-Faust
- Design [Booklet Layout And Editing]
- Bob Arnold
- Engineer [Original Recording] (1-3), Engineer [Re-recording] (1-1 to 1-3, 3-1 to 3-7)
- Chris Parker
- Engineer [Original Recording] (1-1, 1-2)
- Frank Abbey
- Engineer [Original Recording] (1-3)
- Mike Claydon
- Engineer [Original Recording] (2-1 to 2-4)
- David Bedford
- Liner Notes (2-1 to 2-4)
- Earle Brown
- Liner Notes (3-1 to 3-7), Photography By
- Harrison Birtwistle
- Liner Notes (2-1 to 2-4)
- Henri Pousseur
- Liner Notes (1-1 to 1-3)
- Morton Feldman
- Liner Notes (3-1 to 3-7)
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Liner Notes (2-1 to 2-4)
- Richard Orton
- Liner Notes (2-1 to 2-4)
- Hal Diepold
- Mastered By (3-1 to 3-7)
- Eugene Thompson
- Mastered By [Lp-mastering] (2-1 to 2-4)
- Rudy Cotman
- Mastered By [Lp-mastering] (1-1 to 1-3)
- Thomas Fichter
- Other [Executive Director]
- Franz Kline
- Painting (3-1 to 3-7)
- Michael Goldberg
- Painting (1-1 to 1-3)
- Udo Wüstendörfer
- Remastered By
- The Composing Room, Inc.
- Typography
