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This first volume of John Cage’s complete works for flute spans a fifty year period, from the Three Pieces for Flute Duet of 1935 – deft studies in chromatic writing – to the 1984 Ryoanji, which involves the use of pre-recorded flutes and percussion with resultant diverse and intricate textures. Two is the first of Cage’s important ‘number’ series and is edgily ruminative, while Music for Two, written for any combination of the 17 different instrumental ‘parts without scores’ provided by the composer, is heard in an arrangement described by Katrin Zenz as a ‘new piece for flute and piano’. All rights in this sound recording, artwork, texts and translations reserved. Unauthorised public performance, broadcasting and copying of this compact disc prohibited. & 2015 Naxos Rights US, Inc. • Made in the USA. 1 Ryoanji (version for flute, percussion and tape) (1984) 18:46 2 Two (1987) 10:01 Three Pieces for Flute Duet (1935) 5:59 3 No. 1. Allegro giocoso 0:43 4 No. 2. Andante cantabile 2:46 5 No. 3. Grave adagio 2:30 6 Music for Two (version for flute and piano, arr. Katrin Zenz) (1984/87)* 28:07 *WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING Katrin Zenz, Flute / Flute 1 3-5 Uwe Grodd, Flute 2 3-5 Maxim Mankovski, Percussion 1 Ludovic Frochot, Piano 2 Chara Iacovidou, Piano 6 Special thanks to Dimitra Kokkini, wind instruments. Recorded at Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece, on 26th March, 8th and 9th May, 2013 Producer: Katrin Zenz • Engineer and editor: Zafiris Kontogeorgis Publisher: Edition Peters Booklet notes: Richard Whitehouse and Katrin Zenz Cover: Detail from a rock garden at the Ryoanji temple, Kyoto, Japan, by Hasan Can Balcioglu (Dreamstime.com) John CAGE (1912-1992) Complete Works for Flute • 1 8.559773 DDD 6 36943 97732 3 AMERICAN CLASSICS www.naxos.com Playing Time: 62:53 NAXOS 8.559773 JOHN CAGE: Complete Works for Flute • 1 NAXOS 8.559773 JOHN CAGE: Complete Works for Flute • 1

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This first volume of John Cage’scomplete works for flute spans afifty year period, from the ThreePieces for Flute Duet of 1935 – deftstudies in chromatic writing – to the1984 Ryoanji, which involves the use of pre-recorded flutes andpercussion with resultant diverseand intricate textures. Two is thefirst of Cage’s important ‘number’series and is edgily ruminative, whileMusic for Two, written for anycombination of the 17 differentinstrumental ‘parts without scores’provided by the composer, is heardin an arrangement described byKatrin Zenz as a ‘new piece for fluteand piano’.

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1 Ryoanji (version for flute, percussion and tape) (1984) 18:46

2 Two (1987) 10:01Three Pieces for Flute Duet (1935) 5:59

3 No. 1. Allegro giocoso 0:434 No. 2. Andante cantabile 2:465 No. 3. Grave adagio 2:30

6 Music for Two (version for flute and piano, arr. Katrin Zenz) (1984/87)* 28:07

*WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING

Katrin Zenz, Flute / Flute 1 3-5Uwe Grodd, Flute 2 3-5

Maxim Mankovski, Percussion 1Ludovic Frochot, Piano 2Chara Iacovidou, Piano 6

Special thanks to Dimitra Kokkini, wind instruments.Recorded at Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece, on 26th March, 8th and 9th May, 2013Producer: Katrin Zenz • Engineer and editor: Zafiris KontogeorgisPublisher: Edition PetersBooklet notes: Richard Whitehouse and Katrin ZenzCover: Detail from a rock garden at the Ryoanji temple, Kyoto, Japan, by Hasan Can Balcioglu (Dreamstime.com)

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