Megadisc MDC 7815

JOHN CAGE The Fives (x)

JOHN CAGE:
1. Five (1988) 5:05
   for any 5 Instruments (Version for 5 Clarinets)
2. Five2 (1991) 5:03
   for English Horn, 2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet and Timpani
3. Five3 (1991) 40:11
   for Trombone and String Quartet
4. Five4 (1991) 5:10
   for Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, and
   3 Percussion
5. Five5 (1991) 5:01
   Flute, 2 Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet and Percussion

The Barton Workshop: John Anderson - Clarinet/Bass Clarinet; Tobias Liebezeit - Percussion; Esther Venrooy - Soprano/Alto Saxophone; James Fulkerson - Trombone; Marieke Keser - Violin; Elisabeth Smalt - Viola; Judith van Swaay - Cello; Harmen de Boer - Clarinet; Gerrit Boonstra - Clarinet; Jos Zwaanenburg - Flute; Andries Boelens - Cor Anglais; Gustavo Gimeno Martinez - Percussion; Lorenzo Ferrandiz Carrillo - Percussion

Digital recordings: 15th October, 2000; 23 August, 2001; 30 September, 1999 and 10 December, 1999 in De Hoop, Diemen, the Netherlands.

Produced by James Fulkerson
Digital Recording & Editing Robert Bosch
Artistic Direction : Patrick De Clerck
Executive producer : Ric J.B. Urmel
Front Cover : detail of original painting "Untitled" by Ilse D'Hollander (1996) (oil on canvas / 48x43cm)
Special thanks to : James Fulkerson, Laura Kuhn (John Cage Trust), Cathy Richards (Cunningham Dance Foundation)
Photo credits : John Cage (1992) by Henning Lohner, Courtesy of the John Cage Trust; Barton Workshop by Reinier Gerritsen
Sleeve Design [s i g n*] - Brussels

CD released in September 2002

Source: Information provided by Patrick de Clerck