Mode 15

Margaret Leng Tan
Sonic Encounters: The New Piano


1. John Cage: Primitive (1942) 3:06
2. John Cage: In the Name of the Holocaust (1942) 6:41
3. Alan Hovhaness: Orbit No.2, op.102, No.2 (1952) 6:03
4. Alan Hovhaness: Jhala, op.103 (1952) 4:31
5-9. George Crumb: Five Pieces for Piano (1962) 12:01
    5. I: Quasi Improvvisando 2:44
    6. II: Ruvido, molto energico-Prestissimo-Ruvido 1:21
    7. III: Notturno (sempre pizzicato) 2:02
    8. IV: Ruvido, molto energico-Prestissimo-Ruvido 1:18
    9. V: Senza misura, liberamente-Solenne-Tempo di primo pezzo 4:36
10. Somei Satoh: Cosmic Womb (1975) 11:35
11-14. Ge Gan-Ru: Gu Yue (Ancient Music) (1986) 18:43
    11. I: Gong 4:10
    12. II: Qin (Chinese zither) 3:32
    13. III: Pipa (Chinese lute) 4:36
    14. IV: Drum 6:08

Gu Yue was written for Margaret Leng-Tan.
Tracks 1, 2 and 11-14 are first recordings

Margaret Leng-Tan, piano

Recorded: 1985 at State University of NY and 1987 at LRP Studios in New York
Produced by Heiner Stadler
Engineers: Tom Lazarus, Mikhail Liberman (tracks 11-14)
Post-Production: Brian Brandt, John Anton and Eileen Daley
Digital Mastering: Mikhail Liberman, LRP Productions, NY
Cover Painting: Eric Quah
Graphic and design: Brian Brandt and John Anton
Notes: Margaret Leng Tan
Translations: Gabrielle Friedrich (German), Dominique Jullien (French)
Cover Photo of Margaret Leng Tan: Julian Lee
Typesetting: Linda Snider, Toffany Communications
CD released in1988

Sources: Original CD, Northwestern University Library Catalog and Mode website