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Nancarrow, Conlon
Studies for Player Piano V3 & 4
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Study for Player Piano No.1, an arch-form study
2. Study for Player Piano No.2a, a blues study
3. Study for Player Piano No.2b (arr. of last mvt. of Piece No.1 for Small Orchestra)
4. Study for Player Piano No.7
5. Study for Player Piano No.8, an acceleration study
6. Study for Player Piano No.10
7. Study for Player Piano No.15, canon 3/4
8. Study for Player Piano No.21 'Canon X'
9. Study for Player Piano No.23, acceleration study
10. Study for Player Piano No.24, canon 14/15/16
11. Study for Player Piano No.25
12. Study for Player Piano No.33, canon 2/square root of 2
13. Study for Player Piano No.43, canon 24/25 in 2 voices (formerly No.38)
14. Study for Player Piano No.50 (arr. of the 2nd mvt. of the Piece No.2 for Small Orchestra)
Track Listings (15) - Disc #2
1. Study for Player Piano No.9
2. Study for Player Piano No.11, an isorhythmic blues study
3. Study for Player Piano No.12 'Spanish'
4. Study for Player Piano No.13 (no score extant, only piano roll)
5. Study for Player Piano No.16, double canon
6. Study for Player Piano No.17, canon 12/15/20
7. Study for Player Piano No.18, canon 3/4
8. Study for Player Piano No.19, canon 12/15/20
9. Study for Player Piano No.27, canon 5%/6%/8%/11%
10. Study for Player Piano No.28
11. Study for Player Piano No.29
12. Study for Player Piano No.34, canon 9/10/11; 4/5/6 (also arranged as a string trio)
13. Study for Player Piano No.36, canon 17/18/19/20
14. Study for Player Piano No.46
15. Study for Player Piano No.47

CD Details

All Artists: Nancarrow, Conlon
Title: Studies for Player Piano V3 & 4
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Wergo Germany
Release Date: 12/8/1993
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Style:
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 093046258726, 4010228616620

CD Reviews

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06/14/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've been trying for the last five years to summarize Nancarrow's appeal as a composer -- an especially hard thing to do when he's still so woefully unknown or underappreciated by a wider audience. It has to be listened to to be believed. If you're looking for music that's imaginative and original, if you yearn for something that's ferociously energetic and ingenious, just sample some of the cuts that Amazon has included in the "Listen to Samples" section for this 2-CD set. I recommend the samples for studies 2b, 7, and 11.I've listened extensively to all 5 volumes of the player piano studies and as far as I'm concerned, this is the one to get (they're all excellent, though). Also check out the arrangements of these pieces on the Ensemble Modern recording of Nancarrow's work, Kronos Quartet's rendition of his first string quartet, etc.Is Nancarrow the greatest North American composer of the century? My opinion is ABSOLUTELY YES."

Greatest composer of the century?

06/10/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Well, on a short list, he'd definitely have to go into the top 10, and these two CD's are 2 hours of some of the most complex, jamming, experiemental and beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard in my life. I've been listening to this music for the past 15, and it never ceases to amaze me or allow me to listen to it deeper, or just kick back and enjoy it for fun. But play it loud!Go for it. Play it for yourself. And play it to your children before they get 'educated' about what modern composition or 'performance' is supposed to be."