JOHN CAGE : Atlas Eclipticalis With Winter Music

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Format: 3CD [mode 3/6]
Shipping Weight: 0.25lbs
Label: Mode

7,800円

'Atlas eclipticalis for up to 86 instruments, performed here by flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, violin, violoncello, and 2 percussion, (1st work) and orchestra (2nd work); Winter music for 1 to 20 pianos, performed here by 3 pianos (1st work) and 20 pianos (3rd work) Includes program notes in English by John Cage, Matthew Kocmieroski, Don Gillespie, and Stephen Drury, with French and German translations on insert. Includes program notes. Streaming audio. The 1st work originally released as a set of 4 LPs by Mode Records (mode 3/6) Title from container. Title from image of compact disc cover on Web page (viewed Nov. 21, 2008) The New Performance Group (Thomasa Eckert, Bun-Ching Lam, Roger Nelson, pianos ; Paul Taub, flute ; William O. Smith, clarinet ; Jim Knapp, trumpet ; Julian Priester, trombone ; Ella Gray, violin ; Walter Gray, violoncello ; Matthew Kocmieroski, Jarrad Powell, percussion) (1st work) ; The Wesleyan Symphony Orchestra with The Hartt Contemporary Players and The Arditti Quartet (2nd work) ; John Cage (1st work), Melvin Strauss (2nd work), conductor ; The Callithumpian Consort (Alanna Battat, Johann Kovitz, Guy Livingston, Mina Yang, pianos) (3rd work) ; Stephen Drury, director (3rd work) The 1st work recorded live Dec. 11, 1983, Cornish Theater at the Cornish Institute, Seattle, Wash.; the 2nd work recorded live Feb. 26, 1988, Corwell Hall at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.; the 3rd work recorded Mar. 1991, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory. Also available as compact disc; previously issued as Mode Records mode 3/6.'

Tracklist
Atlas Eclipticalis With Winter Music
1-1 Performance I 1:20:00
2-1 Performance II 1:19:59
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3-1 Atlas Eclipticalis 29:44
Conductor – Melvin Strauss
Engineer – David Avidor
Ensemble – The Arditti Quartet, The Hartt Contemporary Players
Orchestra – The Wesleyan Symphony Orchestra
3-2 Winter Music 10:17
Edited By – Brian Brandt
Engineer – David Avidor
Ensemble – The Callithumpian Consort
Leader [Director] – Stephen Drury
Piano – Alanna Battat, Guy Livingston, Johanna Kovitz, Mina Yang

Credits
Art Direction, Executive-Producer – Brian Brandt
Composed By – John Cage
Conductor – John Cage (tracks: 1-1 to 2-1)
Edited By [Reissue Editing], Mastered By [24-bit Mastering] – Steve Puntolillo
Engineer [Noise Reduction For Reissue] – Francis Milano (tracks: 1-1 to 2-1)
Ensemble – The New Performance Group (tracks: 1-1 to 2-1)
Liner Notes – Don Gillespie, John Cage, Matthew Kocmieroski, Stephen Drury
Liner Notes [French Translation] – Martine Jore
Liner Notes [German Translation] – Sabine Feisst
Mastered By [Extra Length 80-minute CD Mastering] – Yannick Willox (tracks: 1-1 to 2-1)
Photography By [John Cage] – Eileen Daley

Notes
Comes in cardboard case with 35-page booklet containing liner notes in English, German and French.
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Tracks 1-1 to 2-1: Atlas Eclipticalis (1961) version for chamber orchestra with Winter Music (1957) version for three pianos
The two works are performed simultaneously.
World Premiere recording of the complete edition.
Recorded live at the Cornish Theater of the Cornish Institute; Seattle, Washington on December 11, 1983.
Tape hiss and some distortions are present due to the limitations of the analogue source material.
Originally released in a 4xLP Box Set under the same catalogue number.
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Track 3-1: Atlas Eclipticalis (1961) version for orchestra
Recorded live in performance, 26 February 1988, Crowmwell Hall at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. Supervised by the composer. Previously not issued.
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Track 3-2: Winter Music (1957) version for 20 pianos
Overdubbed by four pianists to perform the parts for 20 pianos. Previously not issued.
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This is Volume 2 in Mode's series of the Music of John Cage.