Edition RZ 1018-19 (2 CD's)

David Tudor: Music for Piano


CD 1:

1. John Cage: Music for Piano 27 (and other unidentified pages) (1955) 7:40
    DR. Recorded on October 2, 1958 (mono)
2. John Cage: Music for Piano 22, 21, 26, 36 (1955) 8:37
    NDR. Recorded on June 21, 1956 (mono)
3. John Cage: Music for Piano 27, 21, 32, 36 (1955) 10:08
    RB. Recorded on October 6, 1959 (mono)
4. John Cage: Variations I (1958) 2:08
    DR. Recorded on October 2, 1958 (mono)
5. Christian Wolff: Duo for Pianists I (1957) Version 1 - 4:04
    RB. Recorded on September 15, 1960
6. Christian Wolff: Duo for Pianists I (1957) Version 2 - 4:06
    RB. Recorded on September 15, 1960
7. Sylvano Bussotti: Piano Piece for David Tudor III (1959) 7:16
    RB. Recorded on November 26, 1959
8. John Cage: Winter Music (1957) 5:01
    WDR. Recorded on October 1, 1960 (mono)
9. Morton Feldman: Piece for Four Pianos (1957) 7:30
    Columbia. Recorded in 1959

CD 2:

1. John Cage: Variations II (1961) 26:31
    Sony Music. Recorded on July 14, 1967
2. John Cage: Music for Piano 27, 21, 32, 35, 36 (1955) 12:21
    HR. Recorded on September 7, 1959
3. John Cage: Music for Piano 21, 22, 26, 29, 34, 36 (1955)
    WDR. Recorded on November 25, 1959
4. Christian Wolff: Duo for Pianists I (1957) 13:10
    DR. Recorded on June 3, 1963
5. David Tudor: O-Ton 1:50
Excerpt from an interview between David Tudor, John Cage and Mogens Andersen
    DR. Recorded on June 3, 1963 (mono)

David Tudor, piano (all tracks). John Cage, piano (CD1, tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 8. CD2, track 4). Russell Sherman, Edwin Hymovitz, Morton Feldman, piano (CD1, track 9)

Historical recordings, made by the following Studios: NDR (Norddeutsche Rundfunk), DR (Danmark Radio), RB (Radio Bremen), WDR (Westdeutsche Rundfunk), Columbia and Sony Music. Recording year mentioned above.
Producers: Mogens Heimann (CD1: 1, 4). Dr. Herbert Hübner (CD1: 2). Hans Otte (CD1: 3, 5, 6, 7). Otto Tomek (CD1: 8. CD2: 3). David Oppenheim (CD1: 9). David Behrman (CD2: 1). Hans-Wilhelm Kulenkampff (CD2: 2). Mogens Andersen (CD2: 4, 5)
Recording engineer: Walter Lustig (CD1: 8. CD2: 3)
Master: Kees Tzelaar (CD1: 9)
CD1 track 9 previous released on a record on the Columbia label
CD2 track 1 previously released on LP: Columbia MS 7051 and CBS Music of Our Time - S34-61064. Currently also available on CD: Sony SICC 78
CD2 track previously released on CD: Hat-Hut Hat Art CD 6181 (numbering of the pieces (21, 22, 26, 29, 34, 36) is different on this release: Nos.52-56 )
CD released in February 2007

Sources: Original CD and Edition RZ website