John CageFeaturing: David Tudor
John Cage Shock Vol. 2
FormatCDLabelEmphase Records, Edition Omega PointGenreSound Art
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Volume 2 in EM Records' John Cage Shock series lifts off with a fiery example of David Tudor's piano virtuosity, his mastery of dynamics well-evident in a performance of Klavierstücke X (1961) by Karlheinz Stockhausen. The titular shock of this series is delivered even more forcefully with the next piece, John Cage's 26'55.988" for 2 Pianists and a String Player (1961), which was first performed the year before in Darmstadt by Tudor and Kenji Kobayashi, a combination of two of Cage's solo pieces. The performance here, from Osaka, has a slightly altered title and the composition becomes a seismic quartet with the addition of Toshi Ichiyanagi and Yoko Ono, with the four performers providing acutely-angled blasts of sound. Features rare photos plus liner notes in Japanese and English plus commentary by Toshi Ichiyanagi.
Format
- Tribute to the John Cage centenary and the 50th anniversary of his first Japan tour.
- Includes rare photos and liner notes in Japanese and English, plus commentary by Toshi Ichiyanagi.
Release notes
Recorded at Mido-Kaikan in Osaka on October 17, 1962 The following notice was published on the EM Records web site: "Title Correction for John Cage Shock Vol.2 (CD) and LP Version: We have learned that the piece entitled 26'55.988" for 2 Pianists & a String Player is actually Aria and Solo for Piano with Fontana Mix. On the day of the performance, Oct. 17, 1962, at Osaka's Mido-Kaikan, 26'55.988" was originally listed on the program, but an unannounced decision was made to…
| 1 | Klavierstück X | 19:39 | |
| 2 | Aria And Solo For Piano With Fontana Mix | 22:41 |
- Tatsuoshi Kawamura
- Artwork [Calligraphy]
- Gen Igarashi
- Liner Notes
- Toshi Ichiyanagi
- Liner Notes
- Adam Bates
- Liner Notes [English Translation]
- Koichi Hara
- Mastered By
- Yasuhiro Yoshioka
- Photography By
