Works for Cello / Lecture on Nothing

Album by John Cage & Frances‐Marie Uitti

Works for Cello / Lecture on Nothing pairs John Cage’s compositions for cello with a spoken realisation of his prose text Lecture on Nothing. It presents experimental writing for the instrument shaped by chance operations and indeterminate time structures alongside his reflections on silence and time.
First released: 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Etudes Boreales: I
    4:14
  2. 2.
    Variations I
    4:47
  3. 3.
    Etudes Boreales: II
    5:10
  4. 4.
    Variations II
    2:47
  5. 5.
    Etudes Boreales: III
    4:08
  6. 6.
    Variations III
    4:52
  7. 7.
    Etudes Boreales: IV
    6:14
  8. 8.
    A Dip in the Lake: Ten Quicksteps
    0:08
  9. 9.
    26'1.1499" for a String Player
    26:16
  10. 10.
    A Dip in the Lake: Sixty One Waltzes
    1:50
  11. 11.
    Solo for Cello
    7:28
  12. 12.
    A Dip in the Lake: Fifty Six Marches
    2:55
  13. 13.
    Lecture on Nothing
    41:04

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