Among the many albums released in 2012 to commemorate the centennial of John Cage's birth and the 20th anniversary of his death, this Brilliant recording is a stand-out for a number of reasons. The first is that the repertoire is pretty obscure and some of these pieces (or reconstructions) are recorded here for the first time. A second is that the featured performer is flutist Roberto Fabbriciani, who worked closely with Cage (as well as with a dazzling number of the most prominent post-war modernists), and about whom Cage ...
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Among the many albums released in 2012 to commemorate the centennial of John Cage's birth and the 20th anniversary of his death, this Brilliant recording is a stand-out for a number of reasons. The first is that the repertoire is pretty obscure and some of these pieces (or reconstructions) are recorded here for the first time. A second is that the featured performer is flutist Roberto Fabbriciani, who worked closely with Cage (as well as with a dazzling number of the most prominent post-war modernists), and about whom Cage wrote, "...if you were to have the best flutist, it would surely be him...." His performances have authority not because he slavishly replicates his work with the composer but because he so thoroughly understands the extent of Cage's commitment to give his performers great freedom in bringing their own creativity to the music. A third reason for the album's specialness is grounded in the second: Fabbriciani and percussionist Jonathan Faralli are terrifically creative in their...
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