Cage: Complete Works for Flute, Vol. 2
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SKU: NX.8559774

By Chara Iacovidu, Katrin Zenz, Ludovic Frochot, Maxim Mankovski, and Tobias Liebezeit. By John Cage. Classical. 1 listening CD. Published by Naxos (NX.8559774).

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.".

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