Cage: Piano Works Vol 7 - Chess Pieces / Leng Tan

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Album Summary

Performers

• Margaret Tan (Piano)
• Margaret Tan (Prepared Piano)

Composers

• John Cage (1912 - 1992)
• Vittorio Rieti (1898 - 1994)

Notes & Reviews:

In 1944 John Cage was invited to participate in "The Imagery of Chess" exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York City. He contributed a painting entitled Chess Pieces. Cage expert Margaret Leng Tan set about transcribing the music in the painting into a playable score which receives its premiere recording here. Also included is Ms. Tan's long-awaited recording of Cage's prepared piano masterpiece, the Sonatas and Interludes of 1946-48 and the only other musical score from "The Imagery of Chess" show, neo-classical composer Vittorio Rieti's Chess Serenade.

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Works Details

Cage, John : Chess Pieces

• Performers: Margaret Tan (Piano); Margaret Tan (Prepared Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1944

Cage, John : Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano

• Performers: Margaret Tan (Piano); Margaret Tan (Prepared Piano)
• Notes: Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (10/01/2003/10/02/2003)
• Running Time: 56 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1948

Rieti, Vittorio : Chess Serenade

• Performers: Margaret Tan (Prepared Piano); Margaret Tan (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Modern