An interesting collection demonstrating the mutual effects of Asian and American aesthetics. Contains: first recordings of two John Cage pieces "Primitive" (1942) and "In The Name Of The Holocaust" (1942) for prepared piano, and Alan Hovhaness "Orbit #2" (1952) and "Jhala" (1952), George Crumb "Five Pieces for Piano" (1962), Somei Satoh "Cosmic Womb" (1975) for two pianos with digital delay, and Ge Gan-Ru "Gu Yue" (1986, premiere recording).
Margaret Leng Tan
Sonic Encounters: The New Piano
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Track Listing
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1 | Margaret Leng Tan | 03:12 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Margaret Leng Tan | 06:43 | Amazon | ||||
3 | Margaret Leng Tan | 05:28 | Amazon | ||||
4 | Margaret Leng Tan | 04:33 | Amazon | ||||
Pieces (5), for piano | |||||||
5 | Margaret Leng Tan | 02:15 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Margaret Leng Tan | 01:22 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Margaret Leng Tan | 02:05 | Amazon | ||||
8 | Margaret Leng Tan | 01:18 | Amazon | ||||
9 | Margaret Leng Tan | 04:40 | Amazon | ||||
10 | Margaret Leng Tan | 12:01 | Amazon | ||||
Gu Yue (Ancient Music) | |||||||
11 | Margaret Leng Tan | 03:33 | Amazon | ||||
12 | Margaret Leng Tan | 02:56 | Amazon | ||||
13 | Margaret Leng Tan | 03:58 | Amazon | ||||
14 | Margaret Leng Tan | 06:05 | Amazon |