Margaret Leng Tan: Sonic Encounters: The New Piano - Works of John Cage / Alan Hovhaness / George Crumb / Somei Satoh / Ge Gan-Ru

John [1] Cage (Composer), Alan Hovhaness (Composer), George Crumb (Composer), Somei Satoh (Composer), Gan-Ru Ge (Composer), Margaret Leng Tan (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Margaret Leng Tan
• Composer: John [1] Cage, Alan Hovhaness, George Crumb, Somei Satoh, Gan-Ru Ge
• Audio CD (January 30, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mode
• ASIN: B000000NYB
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #471,142 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely recommended., August 23, 2000

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This review is from: Margaret Leng Tan: Sonic Encounters: The New Piano - Works of John Cage / Alan Hovhaness / George Crumb / Somei Satoh / Ge Gan-Ru (Audio CD)

Two Cage works for prepared piano, George Crumb, Alan Hovhaness and Somei Satoh. Besides all being pieces that are less frequently recorded, the four composers provide a fine overview of experimental piano techniques, and Tan's playing is, of course, excellent. All in all, a fine collection of 20th century classical piano, and a good introduction to any of the composers.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The New Piano is a Sonic Encounter, October 24, 2003

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This review is from: Margaret Leng Tan: Sonic Encounters: The New Piano - Works of John Cage / Alan Hovhaness / George Crumb / Somei Satoh / Ge Gan-Ru (Audio CD)

Margaret Leng Tan plays prepared piano works from John Cage (the father of the prepared piano), Alan Hovhaness, George Crumb, Somei Satoh, & Ge Gan-Ru with this highly original & well recorded CD. The prepared piano was created by John Cage in the 1940's to save space & cost from hiring several percussion musicians while at the same time creating new sounds with inserted items or re-tuning the piano. In the later 20th century, several composers took up the practice to create certain tonalities or soundscapes with the prepared piano. In this recording Alan Hovhaness & George Crumb are west meeting east, while Somei Satoh & Ge Gan-Ru are east meeting west, all creating a multi-cultural modern classical expression not to be missed.