La Monte Young
The Well-Tuned Piano 81 X 25 6:17:50 - 11:18:59 PM NYC
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Very rare monumental and essential box set and one of the very few official releases of La Monte Young’s music. 5 hours of blissful music performed by Young himself on the piano “in a setting of The Magenta Lights by Marian Zazeela. Recorded live at the last 6 Harrison Street "Dream House" concert of "The Well-Tuned Piano", New York City, October 25, 1981, presented by DIA Art Foundation.”
Includes 28 page booklet with photographs, timed score of theme titles, and notes by Terry Riley, David Farneth, Daniel Wolf, Zazeela and Young.
This edition
condition: M/VG+ (records and book are pristine, box has light wear on the edges)
Format
The 5-hour continuous concert
28 page program booklet with photographs, timed score of theme titles, and notes by Terry Riley, David Farneth, Daniel Wolf, Marian Zazeela and La Monte Young.
Performed by La Monte Young in a setting of The Magenta Lights by Marian Zazeela. Recorded live at the last 6 Harrison Street "Dream House" concert of "The Well-Tuned Piano", New York City, October 25, 1981, presented by DIA Art Foundation.
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York.
Published by La Monte Young dba Just Eternal Music, exclusive administration Editions Farneth International, BMI.
Distributed by Polygram, Inc. in the U.S.A.
© 1987 La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela. ℗ 1987 La Monte Young.
Booklet copyright credits:
Cover photo:
Photo: John Cliett. Copyright © Marian Zazeela 1981
Photos page 4, 10:
Photo: Marian Zazeela. Copyright © La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela 1987.
"Notes on 'The Well-Tuned Piano'", pages 5 to 11:
Copyright © La Monte Young 1981, 1987.
Photo page 8:
Photo: John Cliett. Copyright © Pandit Pran Nath 1987.
Photo page 9:
Photo: Peter Moore. Copyright © Peter Moore 1963.
Photo page 13:
Photo: John Cliett. Copyright © La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela 1987.
"Themes, Chordal Areas, and Durations", pages 14 to 17:
Copyright © La Monte Young 1987.
"La Monte Young: A Biography", pages 18 to 24:
Copyright © David Farneth 1987.
Photo page 18:
Photo Marian Zazeela. Copyright © Marian Zazeela 1987.
Photo page 21:
Photo: George Maciunas. Courtesy The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection.
Photo page 22:
Photo: A. C. Conrad. Copyright © La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela 1978.
Photos page 25:
Photo: Michael S. H. Koh. Copyright © Photo Contact 1982.
Back cover photo:
Photo: John Cliett. Copyright © Marian Zazeela 1987.
Release notes
The 5-hour continuous concert 28 page program booklet with photographs, timed score of theme titles, and notes by Terry Riley, David Farneth, Daniel Wolf, Marian Zazeela and La Monte Young. Performed by La Monte Young in a setting of The Magenta Lights by Marian Zazeela. Recorded live at the last 6 Harrison Street "Dream House" concert of "The Well-Tuned Piano", New York City, October 25, 1981, presented by DIA Art Foundation. Mastered at Masterdisk, New York. Published by La Monte Young dba…
| A | The Well-Tuned Piano Part 1 | 30:10 | |
| B | The Well-Tuned Piano Part 2 | 29:07 | |
| C | The Well-Tuned Piano Part 3 | 34:34 | |
| D | The Well-Tuned Piano Part 4 | 27:21 | |
| E | The Well-Tuned Piano Part 5 | 33:16 | |
| F | The Well-Tuned Piano Part 6 | 28:00 | |
| G | The Well-Tuned Piano Part 7 | 29:19 | |
| H | The Well-Tuned Piano Part 8 | 32:59 | |
| I | The Well-Tuned Piano Part 9 | 29:22 | |
| J | The Well-Tuned Piano Part 10 | 32:27 |
- La Monte Young
- Composed By, Liner Notes, Performer [Performed By], Producer [Produced By], Recording Supervisor [All Recording And Sound Processing Supervised By], Written-By, Arranged By
- Marian Zazeela
- Cover, Calligraphy, Design [Package Design], Edited By [Manuscript Pages 14 To 16 Edited With], Lighting ["The Magenta Lights"], Liner Notes, Photography By [La Monte Young Photo], Photography By [Pages 4, 10, 18], Producer [Produced By]
- David Garland
- Design [Production Design]
- Michael Harrison
- Edited By [Manuscript Pages 14 To 16 Edited With], Technician [Tuning Technician]
- Daniel Wolf
- Liner Notes
- David Farneth
- Liner Notes, Producer [Associate Producer]
- Terry Riley
- Liner Notes
- Scott Hull
- Mastered By [Digital Mastering], Engineer [Processing]
- Alan Moy
- Mastered By [Direct To Metal Mastering]
- Bob Bielecki
- Mixed By, Engineer [Processed By], Mastered By [Submastered By], Recorded By, Technician [Piano Technician]
- John Cliett
- Photography By [Cover Photo], Photography By [Pages 8, 13, Back Cover]
- George Maciunas
- Photography By [Page 21]
- A. C. Conrad
- Photography By [Page 22]
- Michael S. H. Koh
- Photography By [Page 25]
- Peter Moore
- Photography By [Page 9]
- Dia Art Foundation
- Presenter [Presented By]
- Terry Youk
- Producer [Production Assistance]
- Gerald Lindahl
- Recorded By [Assisted By]
- Robert Adler
- Recorded By [Assisted By]
- Bob Ludwig
- Supervised By [Technical Supervision]
