John Cage's Music For (1984) is a bundle of 17 parts that can be randomly associated, allowing for various instrumental lineups from solo to ensemble with voice.
Performer Biography
Ye Wu, the violinist, has attracted attention with numerous recordings and concerts as a chamber musician, particularly as Primaria of the WDR Chamber Players.
Compositional Technique
An important performance tool in John Cage's Music For Three is a timer, which provides musicians with constant orientation along a timeline, within which they interpret fragmentary elements.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of John Cage's Music for Three, Hermann Schroeder's Horn Trio No. 2, Op. 40, and György Ligeti's Horn Trio.
Compositional Technique
In Music For Three, John Cage calls for piano sounds to be produced by stroking the piano strings with the bowhairs of a string instrument bow.
Composer's Artistic Vision
John Cage's interest in the prepared piano, which he learned from Henry Cowell, involved altering the harmonics of piano notes by placing objects inside the instrument.
Performer Biography
Pˇ remysl Vojta, the horn player on this album, won the 'International ARD Music Competition' in 2010 and was awarded the prestigious Beethoven Ring.
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