Angel Artistry: Cage: Three Dances / Reich: Four Organs / Stravinsky: Rite of Spring

Album by John Cage & Steve Reich & Igor Fyodorovitch Stravinsky & Michael Tilson Thomas & Ralph Grierson

This release presents works by John Cage, Steve Reich, and Igor Stravinsky, juxtaposing avant‑garde prepared‑piano writing, American minimalism, and early 20th‑century modernist ballet to highlight contrasting rhythmic and timbral approaches in contemporary classical music.
First released: 12th February 2002

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 1: I. Introduction (Day)
    3:17
  2. 2.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 1: II. The Augurs of Spring: Dances of Young Girls
    3:06
  3. 3.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 1: III. Ritual of Abduction
    1:17
  4. 4.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 1: IV. Spring Rounds
    3:26
  5. 5.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 1: V. Ritual of the Rival Tribes
    1:43
  6. 6.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 1: VI. Procession of the Sage
    0:37
  7. 7.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 1: VII. Dance of the Earth
    1:29
  8. 8.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 2: I. Introduction (Night)
    4:31
  9. 9.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 2: II. Mystic Circles of the Young Girls
    3:11
  10. 10.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 2: III. Glorification of the Chosen One
    1:27
  11. 11.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 2: IV. Evocation of the Ancestors
    0:40
  12. 12.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 2: V. Ritual Action of the Ancestors
    3:52
  13. 13.
    The Rite of Spring (reduction for 2 pianos), Part 2: VI. Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)
    4:25
  14. 14.
    Three Dances: Dance No. 1
    6:37
  15. 15.
    Three Dances: Dance No. 2
    7:01
  16. 16.
    Three Dances: Dance No. 3
    8:54
  17. 17.
    Four Organs
    24:11

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