John Cage Shock Vol. 1

(Edition Omega Point, OP-0008; EM Records, EM1104CD) (Japan) (CD)

1. Corona for Pianists [1962] (9:34)
   Composed by Toru Takemitsu
   David Tudor: piano
   Yuji Takahashi: piano
   
   
2. Duo for Pianist & Violinist [1961] (11:10)
   Composed by Christian Wolff
   David Tudor: piano
   Kenji Kobayashi: violin
   
   
3. Variations II [1961] (19:14)
   Composed by John Cage
   David Tudor: piano
   John Cage: piano

Recorded live at the Sogetsu Art Center, Tokyo, October 24, 1962 (1, 2), and at Mido-kaikan, Osaka, October 17, 1962 (3)
Mastered by Koichi Hara
Photos by Yasuhiro Yoshioka
Japanese calligraphy by Tatsutoshi Kawamura
Includes an insert with liner notes by Gen Igarashi and Toshi Ichiyanagi in Japanese and English (translation by Adam Bates), and a black and white photo

Released in August 2012

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