New England Conservatory Orchestra - Solo for Cello - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The works for violoncello solo recorded and compiled on this CD by Friedrich Gauwerky are reference works for John Cage's unusual way of composing. Apart from the tones, Cage also helped to put the varied forms of silence on the musical map In John Cage's InchConcert for Piano and OrchestraInch, the western art work, score, exploded The work is composed in individual parts whose execution is freed of every constraint. Each part is even conceived as an autonomous work, e.g. like InchSolo for CelloInch. Inch59 1/2 SecondsInch, one of his Inchtime-length piecesInch, ranks among Cage's most radical InchgraphicInch compositions. Stars become notes or noises in InchAtlas EclipticalisInch - again without a score. With the InchVariations IInch, written for any number of people using any sort and number of sound-producing means, Cage's composition reached the outmost limit on the way to absolute indetermination. But, if one hears InchEtudes BoréalesInch for cello solo, however, one experiences that it is a piece whose status can only be compared with J.S. Bach's cello compositions.A critic wrote about Friedrich Gauwerky Inch... a virtuoso with far-sightedness, good taste, amazing technique, and a captivating instrument.Inch (Lutz Lesle Neue Zeitschrift für Musik) Album Tracks 1. Solo for 'Cello 2. 59 1/2 Seconds for a String-Player 3. Atlas Eclipticalis Version for 2 Violoncelli 4. Variations I Version for Violoncello Solo 5. I 6. II 7. III 8. IV