John Cage
The Works For Saxophone 3 & 4
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Ulrich Krieger completes his A Cage of Saxophones survey of Cage’s works composed for, or which can be played on any instrument or instruments.
For this volume, Krieger combines works specifically composed for saxophone with works of no specified instrumentation that are suited for saxophones and winds.
Most of these are “indeterminate” works, which require the performer to create the realization based on materials supplied by Cage. In some situations, Krieger used Cage’s compositional “tools” to create his own parallel works.
The set includes the only available recording of “Party Pieces”, composed in collaboration with Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison and Virgil Thomson. In “Party Pieces”, one composer would write a bar of music plus two notes, folded the paper at the bar, passing it to the next composer, who would use the two notes as a base for continuing the composition. Composed for any melody or keyboard instruments, Krieger has made a realization for saxophone quartet.
Party Pieces (1944/45) (10:10), composed with Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison and Virgil Thomson, arrangement for saxophone quartet
Four6 (1992) (20:20), version for amplified saxophone quartet
Cartridge Music (1960) and Eleven Instruments (2005), instrumental version for 4 saxes, violin, viola, cello, bass, accordion, piano, percussion
Fontana Mix (1958) (10:00) and Sextet for low woodwinds (2005) (15:00), for bass-flute, contra-bass flute, bass-clarinet, contrabass-clarinet, bass-saxophone, contrabass-saxophone
Fontana Mix (1958) (10:00), electronic version (2004), derived from the pieces recorded on A Cage of Saxophones, Vols. 1-3
One7 (1992) (30:00), version for solo saxophone(s): sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and toy saxophones (one performer)
4'33" (1952) [open windows version] (4:33) and [studio version] (4:52), version for saxophone trio
Sculptures Musicales (1989) (37:01), version for sax, clarinet, bass-clarinet, accordion, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, didjeridu, various wind instruments, amplified objects, electronics
Ulrich Krieger, artistic director, saxophones and instruments
Intersax and other musicians
Release notes
The front cover gives the title as "The Works for Saxophone 3 & 4", the back cover and spine give it as "A Cage of Saxophones, Vol. 3 & 4 - Indeterminancy". CD1: 1. Four⁶ (1992) - version for amplified saxophone quartet 2. Cartridge Music (1960) / II Instruments (2005) - instrumental version for: soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophones, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, accordion, piano, percussion 3. Fontana Mix (1958) / Sextet For Low Woodwinds (2005) - instrumental version for:…
| Indeterminancy I - Tools | |||
| 1-1 | Four⁶ (1992) | 30:00 | |
| 1-2 | Cartridge Music (1960) / II Instruments (2005) | 15:00 | |
| 1-3 | Fontana Mix (1958) / Sextet For Low Woodwinds (2005) | 10:00 | |
| 1-4 | Fontana Mix (1958) | 10:00 | |
| Party Pieces (1949-50) | |||
| 1-5 | Untitled | ||
| 1-6 | Untitled | ||
| 1-7 | Untitled | ||
| 1-8 | Untitled | ||
| 1-9 | Untitled | ||
| 1-10 | Untitled | ||
| 1-11 | Untitled | ||
| 1-12 | Untitled | ||
| 1-13 | Untitled | ||
| 1-14 | Untitled | ||
| 1-15 | Untitled | ||
| 1-16 | Untitled | ||
| 1-17 | Untitled | ||
| 1-18 | Untitled | ||
| 1-19 | Untitled | ||
| 1-20 | Untitled | ||
| 1-21 | Untitled | ||
| 1-22 | Untitled | ||
| 1-23 | Untitled | ||
| 1-24 | Untitled | ||
| Indeterminacy 2 - Just Structures | |||
| 2-1 | One⁷ (1992) | 30:00 | |
| 4'33'' (1952) [Open Window Version] | |||
| 2-2a | I | ||
| 2-2b | II | ||
| 2-2c | III | ||
| Sculptures Musicale (1989) | |||
| 2-3 | I | ||
| 2-4 | II | ||
| 2-5 | III | ||
| 2-6 | IV | ||
| 2-7 | V | ||
| 2-8 | VI | ||
| 2-9 | VII | ||
| 2-10 | VIII | ||
| 2-11 | IX | ||
| 4'33'' (1952) [Studio Version] | |||
| 2-12 | I | ||
| 2-13 | II | ||
| 2-14 | III | ||
- Gerhard Scherer
- Accordion (1-2, 2-5)
- Martin Losert
- Alto Saxophone (1-1, 1-2), Soprano Saxophone (1-5 to 1-24)
- Ulrich Krieger
- Alto Saxophone (1-5 to 1-24, 2-1, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10), Baritone Saxophone (2-1, 2-9), Bass Saxophone, Contrabass Saxophone (1-3), Concept By, Directed By [Artistic Director], Liner Notes, Producer, Saxophone [Saxophones], Saxophone [Mouthpiece], Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Didgeridoo [Didjeridus], Performer [Launeddas], Flute [Bamboo Flute], Melodica, Guitar [E-bow Guitar], Performer [Radio, No-input Mixer, Amplified Objects], Electronics (2-5 to 2-13), Saxophone [Toy Saxophone] (2-1), Sopranino Saxophone (2-1, 2-5, 2-9), Soprano Saxophone (1-1, 1-2, 2-1 to 2-4, 2-9, 2-10, 2-14 to 2-16), Tenor Saxophone (2-1)
- Brian Brandt
- Art Direction [Art Director], Executive-Producer
- Christoph Enzel
- Baritone Saxophone (1-5 to 1-24)
- Reimar Volker
- Baritone Saxophone [Saxophones] (1-1, 1-2, 2-2 to 2-4, 2-6, 2-9, 2-10, 2-12, 2-14 to 2-16)
- Andreas Schmucker
- Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet (1-3)
- Klaus Schöpp
- Bass Flute, Flute [Contrabass Flute] (1-3)
- Ulrich Maiß
- Cello (1-2, 2-6, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12)
- Henry Cowell
- Composed By [Composed With] (1-5 to 1-24)
- Lou Harrison
- Composed By [Composed With] (1-5 to 1-24)
- Virgil Thomson
- Composed By [Composed With] (1-5 to 1-24)
- Alexander Frangenheim
- Contrabass (1-2)
- Sabine Feisst
- Liner Notes [Tranlation English]
- Jean-Jacques Rognant
- Liner Notes [Translation French]
- Jovita Zähl
- Liner Notes [Translation French]
- Andreas Peters
- Percussion (1-2, 2-5 to 2-8, 2-10, 2-12)
- Marc Lingk
- Performer [Timefreezer] (2-5 to 2-13)
- Michael Iber
- Piano (1-2, 2-6, 2-12)
- Christian Vogel
- Tenor Saxophone (1-5 to 1-24)
- Tobias Rüger
- Tenor Saxophone (1-1, 1-2, 2-2 to 2-4, 2-6, 2-8, 2-14 to 2-16)
- Johannes Platz
- Viola (1-2, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12)
- Burkhard Schlothauer
- Violin (1-2, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12)
