A Portrait

~ Release by John Cage (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

All tracks are sourced from various live broadcasts. All broadcasts were FM radio, except Atlas Eclipticalis on disc 4, which was webcast at 192kbps.

SubOptimal Credits:
Tracks 5-8: "Other percussion" includes, among other household items, glass bottles, broom sticks, and pots and pans.

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-30 11:11 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Sixteen Dances: Anger / Interlude / Humor / Interlude / Sorrow / Interlude / The Heroic / Interlude / The Odius / Interlude / The Wondrous / Interlude / Fear / Interlude / The Erotic / Tranquility (live: 2003-01-13: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
orchestra:
Schönberg Ensemble (on 2003-01-13)
conductor:
Reinbert de Leeuw (Dutch conductor and pianist) (on 2003-01-13)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2003-01-13)
live recording of:
Sixteen Dances for Soloists and Company of 3 (on 2003-01-13)
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (from 1950 until 1951)
48:59
2Sixty-Eight (live: 2003-02-15: Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
orchestra:
Brabants Conservatorium (on 2003-02-15), Ives Ensemble (Dutch classical / contemporary music ensemble) (on 2003-02-15) and Riciotti Ensemble (on 2003-02-15)
recorded at:
Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2003-02-15)
live recording of:
Sixty-Eight (on 2003-02-15)
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (in 1992)
30:15
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