| Other author/creator | Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Shaulis, Zola instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Barrett, Michael, 1957- instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Glenn, Carroll instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Somer, Hilde, 1922-1979 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Bolle, James, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Krieger, Jeffrey instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Ajemian, Maro, instrumentalist. |
| Included Work | Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Aeolian harp. |
| Included Work | Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Banshee. |
| Included Work | Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Lilt of the reel. |
| Included Work | Partch, Harry, 1901-1974. Ulysses at the edge; arranged. |
| Included Work | Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Excursions. |
| Included Work | Blitzstein, Marc. Concerto, piano, orchestra. Moderato molto. |
| Included Work | Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Sonatas, violin, piano. Andante semplice. |
| Included Work | Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Symphonies, no. 3 Selections. |
| Included Work | Weber, Ben, 1916-1979. Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 2, op. 35. |
| Included Work | Cage, John. Ryoanji cello. Selections. |
| Included Work | Nikolais, Alwin. Frail demons. Dance, no. 1. |
| Included Work | Nikolais, Alwin. Tribe. Dance, no. 2. |
| Included Work | Cage, John. Sonatas and interludes, piano. Sonata, no. 13. |
| Other author/creator | Gate 5 Ensemble, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | New Music String Quartet performer. |
| Contents |
Aeolian harp (1923) (1:32) ; The banshee (1925) (1:42) ; The lilt of the reel (1925) (1:58) / Henry Cowell (Henry Cowell, piano) -- Ulysses at the edge of the world (1960) / Harry Partch (Gate Five Ensemble of the University of Illinois [version for alto and baritone saxophones, percussion (bamboo and diamond marimbas, cloud-chamber bowls; 2 players)]) (6:37) -- Excursions (1945) : for piano / Samuel Barber (Zola Shaulis, piano) (11:47) -- Concerto for piano & orchestra (1931) : Moderato molto / Marc Blitzstein (Michael Barrett, piano ; Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra ; Lukas Foss, conductor) (10:50) -- Sonata for violin & piano (1943) : Moderate tempo / Aaron Copland (Carroll Glenn, violin ; Hilde Somer, piano) (7:25) -- Symphony no. 3 (1972) : Allegro moderato (3:50) ; Tempo di valzer (4:11) / Virgil Thomson (New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra ; James Bolle, conductor) -- String quartet no. 2, op. 35 (1951) / Ben Weber (New Music Quartet) (10:40) -- Ryoanji (1983-85) : (excerpt) / John Cage (Jeffrey Krieger, electronic violoncello, with electronics) (3:07) -- Electronic music for dance : Frail demons (1984) : Dance 1 (2:52). Tribe (1975) : Dance 2 (2:57) / Alwin Nikolais -- Sonatas & interludes for prepared piano (1946-48) : Sonata XIII / John Cage (Maro Ajemian, prepared piano) (4:00). |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes by Joseph R. Dalton (15 p.) inserted in container. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in Evanston, Ill., 1958 (4th work); in Boston, 1979 (8th work); in Glastonbury, CT, 1994 (10th work); and in New York between 1950 and 1986 (remainder); previously released (p1972-p1995). |
| UPC |
9043807502 |
| Publisher number | CD 750 CRI |
