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John Cage
The Works For Saxophone 3 & 4

Album US 2010 on Mode label
Electronic and Classical (Contemporary)

The front cover gives the title as "The Works for Saxophone 3 & 4", the back cover and spine give it as "A Cage of Saxophones, Vol. 3 & 4 - Indeterminancy". CD1: 1. Four⁶ (1992) - version for amplified saxophone quartet 2. Cartridge Music (1960) / II Instruments (2005) - instrumental version for: soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophones, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, accordion, piano, percussion 3. Fontana Mix (1958) / Sextet For Low Woodwinds (2005) - instrumental version for: bass-flute, contrabass-flute, bass-clarinet, contrabass-clarinett, bass-saxophone, contrabass-saxophone 4. Fontana Mix (1958) - electronic version (2004), derived from the pieces recorded on "a Cage of saxophones", vols. 1-4 5. Party Pieces (1949-50) - arrangement for saxophone quartet CD2: 1. One⁷ (1992) - version for solo saxophone(s): sopranini, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone & toy saxophones (one performer) 2.-4. 4'33'' (1952) [Open Window Version] - version for saxophone trio Sculptures Musicale (1989) - version for sax, clarinet, bass-clarinet, accordion, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, didjeridu, various wind instruments, amplified objects, electronics 5. I (soprano sax, sax-mouthpiece, accordion, e-bow guitar,percussion, radio, no-input mixer, sine tone) 6. II (tenor & baritone saxes, percussion,piano, cello) 7. III (alto sax, bass-clarinet, launddas, bamboo flute, melodica, percussion) 8. IV (tenor sax, percussion, violin, viola, cello) 9. V (sopranino, soprano & alto saxes, 2 baritone saxes, clarinet, bass-clarinett) 10. VI (2 soprano saxes, alto & baritone saxes, percussion, violin, viola, cello, radio, no-input mixer, textile) 11. VII (3 didjeridus) 12. VIII (baritone sax, piano, e-bow guitar, percussion, violin, viola, cello, plastic, paper) 13. IX (4 sine tones) 14.-16. 4'33'' (1952) [Studio Version] - version for saxophone trio Recorded in Germany at: CD1: 1, 3 - 1-2 June 2004 at RBB, Berlin CD1: 2 - May-October 2004 at various places, mixed at π-Farm CD1: 4 - mixed July-October 2004 at π-Farm CD1: 5-24 - 23 May 2003 at RBB/SFB, Berlin CD2: 1 - 24 June 2004 at π-Farm CD2: 5-13 - May-August 2004 at π-Farm and various places CD2: 2-4, 14-16 - recorded & edited 2005 at π-Farm Program notes by / Deutscher Text von / Texte en français par Ulrich Krieger enclosed / liegt bei / inclus ℗©2010 mode records. Made & Printed in USA

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	John Cage voc, 1912-1992 US album by
	Gerhard Scherer accordion
	Martin Losert sax, DE alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
	Ulrich Krieger sax, *1962 DE alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, contrabass saxophone, concept by, liner notes, producer, directed by, artistic director, clarinet, bass clarinet, melodica, electronics, performer, radio, no-input mixer, amplified objects, guitar, e-bow guitar, flute, bamboo flute, performer, launeddas, didgeridoo, didjeridus, saxophone, mouthpiece, saxophone, saxophones, saxophone, toy saxophone, sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
	Christoph Enzel ts, DE baritone saxophone
	Reimar Volker sax, *1967 DE baritone saxophone, saxophones
	Andreas Schmucker bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
	Klaus Schöpp fl, DE bass flute, flute, contrabass flute
	Ulrich Maiß , *1967 DE cello
	Henry Cowell p, 1897-1965 US composed by, composed with
	Lou Harrison ob, 1917-2003 US composed by, composed with
	Virgil Thomson p, 1896-1989 US composed by, composed with
	Alexander Frangenheim cb, *1959 DE contrabass
	Sabine Feißt , liner notes, tranlation english
	Jean-Jacques Rognant liner notes, translation french
	Jovita Zähl p, DE liner notes, translation french
	Andreas Peters g, percussion
	Marc Lingk , *1964 DE performer, timefreezer
	Michael Iber p, *1965 DE piano
	Christian Vogel cl, *1969 DE tenor saxophone
	Tobias Rüger sax, *1965 DE tenor saxophone
	Johannes Platz vl, DE viola
	Burkhard Schlothauer vn, *1957 DE violin

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