Program 876: A Centennial Tribute to David Tudor
KALW Broadcast Date: June 7, 2026 | Host: Ed Herrmann
As a pianist in the 1950s David Tudor performed works by Boulez, Stockhausen, Feldman, and many other avant-garde composers. Most of John Cage’s piano pieces of this time were composed specifically for Tudor. By the end of the 1960s, Tudor had largely abandoned the piano, focusing on his own compositions and designing electronic instruments for live performance. This program includes music from throughout David Tudor’s career, including many pieces made for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and looks ahead to the Other Minds concerts June 26 & 27 with Composers Inside Electronics, a group founded by Tudor.
Program Audio
30-Second Spot
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Title: Variations I (1958)
Composer: John Cage
Performer: David Tudor
Recording Title: David Tudor Music for Piano
Record Label: Edition RZ
Catalog Number: ed. RZ 1018-1019
Title: Winter Music (1957)
Composer: John Cage
Performers: David Tudor and John Cage
Recording Title: David Tudor Music for Piano
Record Label: Edition RZ
Catalog Number: ed. RZ 1018-1019
Title: Transición II (1959) (excerpt)
Composer: Mauricio Kagel
Performers: David Tudor and Christoph Caskel
Recording Title: Stockhausen / Kagel
Record Label: Time
Catalog Number: 58001
Title: Cartridge Music (1960)
Composer: John Cage
Performers: David Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi, Michael Pugliese
Recording Title: Music for Merce Cunningham
Record Label: mode
Catalog Number: mode 24
Title: Variations II (1961) (excerpt)
Composer: John Cage
Performer: David Tudor
Recording Title: David Tudor Music for Piano
Record Label: Edition RZ
Catalog Number: ed. RZ 1018-1019
Title: Listening Out Loud (excerpt)
Composer: John Driscoll
Performers: John Driscoll, Phil Edelstein, Bill Viola
Recording Title: Composers Inside Electronics
Record Label: Orange Mountain Music
Catalog Number: 0046
Title: Rainforest IV (1973) (excerpt)
Composer: David Tudor
Performer: Composers Inside Electronics
Recording Title: The Art of David Tudor 1963-1992
Record Label: New World Records
Catalog Number: 80737-2
Title: Bandoneon (1966) (excerpt)
Composer: David Tudor
Performer: David Tudor
Recording Title: The Art of David Tudor 1963-1992
Record Label: New World Records
Catalog Number: 80737-2
Title: Pulsers (1976) (excerpt)
Composer: David Tudor
Performer: David Tudor
Recording Title: Composers Inside Electronics
Record Label: Orange Mountain Music
Catalog Number: 0046
Title: Anima Pepsi (1970) (excerpt)
Composer: David Tudor
Performer: David Tudor
Recording Title: The Art of David Tudor 1963-1992
Record Label: New World Records
Catalog Number: 80737-2
Title: Neural Network Plus (1992) (excerpt)
Composer: David Tudor
Performer: David Tudor
Recording Title: The Art of David Tudor 1963-1992
Record Label: New World Records
Catalog Number: 80737-2
