Streaming file 1, Jan. 8 evening: Recording silence (0:00-2:30) -- MinEvent [no. 751] (Takehisa Kosugi, Daniel Kientzy, William Winant, Christian Wolff) (2:31-33:07) -- Audience applause (33:08-34:37)
Streaming file 2, Jan. 9 matinee: Recording silence (0:00-6:17) -- MinEvent [no. 752] (Takehisa Kosugi, Marc Piéra, William Winant, Christian Wolff) (6:18-38:46) -- Audience applause and recording silence (38:47-48:11)
Streaming file 3, Jan. 10: MinEvent [no. 753 or 754?] (Takehisa Kosugi, Guillaume Loizillon, William Winant, Christian Wolff) (0:00-31:30) -- Audience applause (31:29-32:37)
Streaming file 4, Jan. 11: Recording silence and brief announcement [nearly inaudible] (0:00-5:57) -- MinEvent [no. 754 or 755?] (Takehisa Kosugi, Marc Piéra, William Winant, Christian Wolff) (5:58-37:17) --Audience applause (37:18-38:34)
Call number
*LTD-A 903
Note
Title, dates, location and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT containers, audition, and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 1: "Event, Jan 8-9 Paris 2005 ; Min Event - Jan. 8 evening ; Kosugi, Winant, Wolff + Daniel Kientzy ; Min Event - Jan. 9 matinee ; TK, WW, CW + Marc Piéra". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 2: "Event, Paris Opera January 10+11, 2005 ; MinEvent Paris Opera Garnier ; Jan. 10,2005 ; Kosugi, Winant, Wolff + Loizillon ; MinEvent - January 11, K, W, W + Marc Piéra".
Contains the music for four of Merce Cunningham's Events.
Sound quality is good to fair; overall, recorded at low volumes and parts of streaming files 1 and 2 were recorded at very low volumes.
Donor's inventory numbers: D470, and, D471.
Access (note)
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Source (note)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking entry (note)
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Title
MinEvent nos. 751 - 755 : performances at the Opéra de Paris, 2005-01-08/11.
Production
January 8-11, 2005.
Playing time
003437 004118 003237 003834
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
audio
Type of carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
Takehisa Kosugi, William Winant, Christian Wolff, Marc Piéra, Daniel Kientzy, and Guillaume Loizillon, musicians.
Event
Recorded in performances at the Opéra de Paris in, Paris, France, 2005 January 8-11.
Restricted access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original version
Archival original: (2 audio DAT cassettes (148 minutes total) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 903.
Linking entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local note
Transferred from two original DAT cassettes by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; four preservation files were created based on content: D470a -- D471b.