The pioneering work and unconventional ideas of John Cage deeply affected Western music during the second half of the 20th century. This second of two volumes completes Katrin Zenz's review of his complete works for flute. The earlier chromatic pieces include an incredible variety of extended techniques and a perplexing rhythmic complexity. The elements of chance and experimentation in the later compositions result in music that is constantly undergoing seismic shifts in form and expression. The elegance and purpose of Cage's music rests in a tenderness and devoutness that he stated should "sober and quiet the mind, thus rendering it susceptible to divine influences."

Tracklist:

Concert For Piano And Orchestra: Solo For Flute, Alto Flute And Piccolo
Solo With Obbligato Accompaniment (Arr. A. Deniosos For Alto Flute, Piano & Vibraphone): Grave, Adagio
Solo With Obbligato Accompaniment (Arr. A. Deniosos For Alto Flute, Piano & Vibraphone): Invention No. 1
Solo With Obbligato Accompaniment (Arr. A. Deniosos For Alto Flute, Piano & Vibraphone): Invention No. 2
Solo With Obbligato Accompaniment (Arr. A. Deniosos For Alto Flute, Piano & Vibraphone): Invention No. 3
Solo With Obbligato Accompaniment (Arr. A. Deniosos For Alto Flute, Piano & Vibraphone): Invention No. 4
Solo With Obbligato Accompaniment (Arr. A. Deniosos For Alto Flute, Piano & Vibraphone): Invention No. 5
Solo With Obbligato Accompaniment (Arr. A. Deniosos For Alto Flute, Piano & Vibraphone): Invention No. 6
Composition For 3 Voices: Composition For 3 Voices (Realized K. Zenz For Flute, Alto Flute And Bass Flute)
Sonata For 2 Voices (Arr. K. Zenz For Flute & Bass Flute): I. Sonata: Allegro
Sonata For 2 Voices (Arr. K. Zenz For Flute & Bass Flute): II. Fugato: Lento
Sonata For 2 Voices (Arr. K. Zenz For Flute & Bass Flute): III. Rondo: Tempo Primo
Hymnkus: Hymnkus (Realized A. Deniosos For Alto Flute, 2 Pianos And 2 Vibraphones)

UPC: 636943977422
Label: Naxos American
Release Date: 2.12.16
Format: CD

Cage / Zenz / Liebezeit / Mankovski / Frochot - Cage: Complete Works for Flute, Vol. 2 (CD)