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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1Third Construction (live: 2002-11-04: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
orchestra:
Asko Ensemble (on 2002-11-04) and Schönberg Ensemble (on 2002-11-04)
conductor:
Reinbert de Leeuw (Dutch conductor and pianist) (on 2002-11-04)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2002-11-04)
live recording of:
Third Construction (on 2002-11-04)
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (in 1941)
10:48
2Quartets I - VIII (live: 2002-11-04: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
orchestra:
Asko Ensemble (on 2002-11-04) and Schönberg Ensemble (on 2002-11-04)
conductor:
Reinbert de Leeuw (Dutch conductor and pianist) (on 2002-11-04)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2002-11-04)
live recording of:
Quartets I - VIII (on 2002-11-04)
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (in 1976)
40:56
3Freeman Etudes: Book 1: Etude 11 (live: 2003-02-16: De Rode Hoed, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
violin:
Josje ter Haar (Dutch violinist) (on 2003-02-16), Janneke van Prooijen (Dutch violinist) (on 2003-02-16), Mark Sabbah (on 2003-02-16) and Bas Wiegers (on 2003-02-16)
recorded at:
De Rode Hoed in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2003-02-16)
live recording of:
Freeman Etudes, Book Two: Etude 11 (on 2003-02-16)
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (from 1977 until 1980)
part of:
Freeman Etudes
3:57
4Atlas Eclipticalis (live: 2008-11-13: Muziekcentrum de Toonzaal, Den Bosch, Netherlands)
orchestra:
Modelo62 (on 2008-11-13)
conductor:
Ezequiel Menalled (on 2008-11-13)
recorded at:
Willem Twee concertzaal (De Toonzaal) in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2008-11-13)
live recording of:
Atlas Eclipticalis (on 2008-11-13)
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (from 1961 until 1962)
15:20
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