Christian Wolff in London
The American experimental composer Christian Wolff introduces some of his recent music, recorded during a visit to London earlier this year.
The ensemble Exercises and Songs are performed by a group including the composer, and the solo instrumental pieces by JOHN TILBURY (piano) and IAN MITCHELL (clarinet) Exercise 2; Song: After a few years; Exercise 6; Exercise 15. for piano (preceded by the Woody Guthrie song Union Maid on which it is based);
Exercise 16, for piano; Dark as a Dungeon (clarinet) (preceded by the Merle Travis song on which it is based); Exercise 7; Song: Teacher, teacher; Exercise 10 (first broadcast performances in this country)