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The 35th volume in Mode's Complete John Cage Edition is also the second release in Ulrich Krieger's series of interpretations for solo saxophone and saxophones with other instruments. Ensemble pieces of comparatively large dimensions were gathered on A Cage of Saxophones: Vol. 1, so this follow-up disc presents pieces for smaller combinations and solos, though with no less originality or charm. Even though most of these works were composed for open instrumentation, saxophones suit Cage's music especially well, not only because of their clean tone quality, wide dynamic range, and exceptional variety of timbres, but also because of their interesting associations with jazz and modernism. Listeners may be excused for thinking the opening Sonata for Two Voices (1933) is a little like bebop avant la lettre, and the Composition for Three Voices (1934) offers an example of the young composer's serious-minded counterpoint, not too far removed from Stravinsky's "objective" examples. But the Cage most will recognize is found in the mature works, Solo for Baritone Saxophone (1957-1958) and the adaptation for three soprano saxophones and electronics of a portion of Atlas Eclipticalis (1961); these works are more spacious and contemplative in their long silences and briefly held pitches, and the control Krieger displays in the softest passages makes his performances utterly compelling. Because the more conventional compositions of the 1930s are in a completely different style than the later, more expansive works, some listeners may feel the need to skip around to find tracks to suit their mood; listening to the CD straight through produces an oddly unsettling and expectant feeling that seems inappropriate for the timeless stillness and sublime aesthetics one associates with Cage at his purest. Mode's sound quality is, as usual, excellent.
© TiVo
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Sonata for 2 Voices (John Cage)
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Tobias Rüger, Artist - Reimar Volker, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Tobias Rüger, Artist - Reimar Volker, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Tobias Rüger, Artist - Reimar Volker, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
Atlas Eclipticalis (John Cage)
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Tobias Rüger, Artist - Reimar Volker, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
Composition for 3 Voices (John Cage)
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Gerhard Scherer, Artist - Ulrich Maiss, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
Solo for Baritone Saxophone (John Cage)
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
Solo with Obbligato Accompaniment of 2 Voices in Canon & 6 Short Inventions on the Subject of the Solo (John Cage)
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Birgit Schmieder, Artist - Erich Wagner, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Birgit Schmieder, Artist - Erich Wagner, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Birgit Schmieder, Artist - Erich Wagner, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Birgit Schmieder, Artist - Erich Wagner, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Birgit Schmieder, Artist - Erich Wagner, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Birgit Schmieder, Artist - Erich Wagner, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Birgit Schmieder, Artist - Erich Wagner, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
Two (John Cage)
John Cage, Composer - Ulrich Krieger, Artist, MainArtist - Mario Bertoncini, Artist
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
Albumbeschreibung
The 35th volume in Mode's Complete John Cage Edition is also the second release in Ulrich Krieger's series of interpretations for solo saxophone and saxophones with other instruments. Ensemble pieces of comparatively large dimensions were gathered on A Cage of Saxophones: Vol. 1, so this follow-up disc presents pieces for smaller combinations and solos, though with no less originality or charm. Even though most of these works were composed for open instrumentation, saxophones suit Cage's music especially well, not only because of their clean tone quality, wide dynamic range, and exceptional variety of timbres, but also because of their interesting associations with jazz and modernism. Listeners may be excused for thinking the opening Sonata for Two Voices (1933) is a little like bebop avant la lettre, and the Composition for Three Voices (1934) offers an example of the young composer's serious-minded counterpoint, not too far removed from Stravinsky's "objective" examples. But the Cage most will recognize is found in the mature works, Solo for Baritone Saxophone (1957-1958) and the adaptation for three soprano saxophones and electronics of a portion of Atlas Eclipticalis (1961); these works are more spacious and contemplative in their long silences and briefly held pitches, and the control Krieger displays in the softest passages makes his performances utterly compelling. Because the more conventional compositions of the 1930s are in a completely different style than the later, more expansive works, some listeners may feel the need to skip around to find tracks to suit their mood; listening to the CD straight through produces an oddly unsettling and expectant feeling that seems inappropriate for the timeless stillness and sublime aesthetics one associates with Cage at his purest. Mode's sound quality is, as usual, excellent.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:46
- Main artists: Ulrich Krieger
- Composer: John Cage
- Label: Mode Records
- Genre: Klassiek Kamermuziek
(C) 2006 Mode Records (P) 2006 Mode Records
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