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John Cage, Jean Francaix, Michio Miyagi, Arvo Part, Nino Rota, Kaija Saariaho, Erik Satie, Alfred Schnittke, Richard Strauss, Yuji Takahashi - Insomnia

John Cage, Jean Francaix, Michio Miyagi, Arvo Part, Nino Rota, Kaija Saariaho, Erik Satie, Alfred Schnittke, Richard Strauss, Yuji Takahashi - Insomnia

Band: John Cage, Jean Francaix, Michio Miyagi, Arvo Part, Nino Rota, Kaija Saariaho, Erik Satie, Alfred Schnittke, Richard Strauss, Yuji Takahashi Title: Insomnia Rating: Release Date: 08 February, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Haru No Umi 2: Nocturne 3: Stanza 2 4: Insomnia 5: Les Fils De Etoiles: Prelude Du Premier Acte 'La Vocation' 6: Cinque Piccoli Duetti: Preludio 7: Cinque Piccoli Duetti: Pastorale 8: Cinque Piccoli Duetti: Canzonetta 9: Cinque Piccoli Duetti: Sogno 10: Cinque Piccoli Duetti: Rondo 11: 'Daphne' Etude 12: Six Melodies: No. 1 (Rubato) 13: Six Melodies: No.2 (Legastissimo) 14: Six Melodies: No.3 15: Six Melodies: No.4 16: Six Melodies: No.5 17: Six Melodies: No.6 18: Spiegel Im Spiegel 19: Il Padrino 20: Suite In The Old Style: Pantomime

Editoral Review On this culture-melding disc, violinist Gidon Kremer and harpist Naoko Yoshino explore the dizzying roots and offshoots of modern compositions from the Far East and Europe. This may be one of the least abrasive albums of contemporary music you'll ever hear. Every work on Insomnia--whether written by John Cage, Arvo Pärt, or Richard Strauss--seems to share influences and similarities with the next. While Japanese composer Michio Miyagi (1894-1956) was looking to France for influences on Haru no umi, Erik Satie (1866-1925) was looking to the East on the preludes to Le Fils des Étoiles. The comparisons are fascinating, and Kremer and Yoshino make this difficult music sound easy and hypnotic. Especially effective: Pärt's gorgeous Spiegel im Spiegel and Schnittke's almost New Age-sounding "Pantomime" (from Suite in the Old Style). Great stuff for modern lovers. --Jason Verlinde .. You can see a complete list of all John Cage, Jean Francaix, Michio Miyagi, Arvo Part, Nino Rota, Kaija Saariaho, Erik Satie, Alfred Schnittke, Richard Strauss, Yuji Takahashi discography, or go back to the John Cage, Jean Francaix, Michio Miyagi, Arvo Part, Nino Rota, Kaija Saariaho, Erik Satie, Alfred Schnittke, Richard Strauss, Yuji Takahashi tabs