Various Artists
The Waltz Project
Nonesuch (US) 1981
D-79011 (LP) w/obi, insert, company’s inner sleeve.
sleeve : EX-(wear on corner, some light dirts.)
media : EX-/EX-(some light noise and light click noise.)
Released in 1981 on the prestigious American label Nonesuch, this album features waltz compositions for piano by 17 contemporary composers. Including works by John Cage, Philip Glass, Robert Moran, and other distinguished figures, it presents a wide-ranging survey of waltzes—from academically styled pieces to repetition-driven minimalism, and from brief works under 20 seconds to compositions around five minutes in length. Among the standouts are A2, where Glass’s unmistakable minimalist style shines through, and B7, an outstanding and singular piece by Cage, which layers fragmentary waltz passages with urban noise and sound effects, embodying his aesthetics of indeterminacy.
A2: Philip Glass “Modern Love Waltz”
B7: John Cage “49 Waltz for the Five Boroughs”
The Waltz Project
Nonesuch (US) 1981
D-79011 (LP) w/obi, insert, company’s inner sleeve.
sleeve : EX-(wear on corner, some light dirts.)
media : EX-/EX-(some light noise and light click noise.)
Released in 1981 on the prestigious American label Nonesuch, this album features waltz compositions for piano by 17 contemporary composers. Including works by John Cage, Philip Glass, Robert Moran, and other distinguished figures, it presents a wide-ranging survey of waltzes—from academically styled pieces to repetition-driven minimalism, and from brief works under 20 seconds to compositions around five minutes in length. Among the standouts are A2, where Glass’s unmistakable minimalist style shines through, and B7, an outstanding and singular piece by Cage, which layers fragmentary waltz passages with urban noise and sound effects, embodying his aesthetics of indeterminacy.
A2: Philip Glass “Modern Love Waltz”
B7: John Cage “49 Waltz for the Five Boroughs”