John Cage's 1952 composition 4′33″, performed in the absence of deliberate sound, challenged assumed definitions of musicianship and musical experience, making it a controversial topic in art aesthetics.
Composer Biography
John Cage, an American composer and philosopher, was a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Olivier Messiaen perceived colors when he heard certain musical chords, a phenomenon known as synaesthesia, and these color combinations were important in his compositional process.
Composer Biography
Olivier Messiaen, a major 20th-century composer, was appointed organist at the Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris, in 1931 and held that post for 61 years until his death.
Performer Biography
Daniel Kurganov, the violinist on this album, founded the Boston Violin Intensive and runs an educational YouTube channel with a large following.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's composers, Lera Auerbach, John Cage, Olivier Messiaen, and Richard Beaudoin, share a common interest in borrowing and refashioning pre-existent musical material.
Compositional Technique
Olivier Messiaen, a French composer, organist, and ornithologist, used a system he called 'modes of limited transposition' in his harmonically and melodically complex music.
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