ECM New Series 1844

John Cage
Early Piano Music
Herbert Henck


John Cage:

1-9. The Seasons [Original version] (1947) 16:06
    1. prelude I - 2:01
    2. winter 1:27
    3. prelude II - 0:48
    4. spring 2:26
    5. prelude III - 1:44
    6. summer 3:36
    7. prelude IV - 0:53
    8. fall 2:03
    9. finale (prelude I) 1:08
10-14. Metamorphosis (1938) 15:39
    10. I - 2:06
    11. II - 2:04
    12. III - 7:15
    13. IV - 1:16
    14. V - 2:58
15. In a Landscape (1948) 12:48
16. Ophelia (1946) 6:46
17-18. Two Pieces for Piano (ca. 1935, rev. 1974) 3:40
    17. Slowly 2:19
    18. Quite Fast 1:21
19. Quest (1935) 1:49
20-21. Two Pieces for Piano (1946) 11:21
    21. I - 5:42
    22. II - 5:39

Herbert Henck, piano

Digital recording: December 9 and 10, 2002 in Frankfurt am Main/Preungesheim (Evangelische Festeburgkirche)
Recording Engineer: Markus Heiland
Photography: Roberto Masotti and Jutta Riedel-Henck
Design: Sascha Kleis
Executive Producer: Manfred Eicher
CD released in June 2005

Sources: Original CD and Herbert Henck website