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REVIEW QUOTES: Ingvar Loco Nordin, Sonoloco Record Reviews, 2001 This beautiful, meditative - truly arctic - kind of musical progression continues in many variations of percussion and silences. Jenny Undercofler, NewMusicBox, March, 2001 A Zen-like absence from composer control is evident ... he leaves the choice of percussion instruments up to the performers. Philip Clark, The Wire, September, 2001 Freeman's ... performance ... is mesmerizing, producing the sort of meditative concentration that Cage the Zen Buddhist would have greatly appreciated. Les Jared, the Paper., December, 2001 This is music that is less experiential and more cerebral, like algebra rather than geometry. Rob Haskins, American Record Guide, January/February, 2002 In his final works, Cage sought for a way of composing that would leave no traces ... writing on water. Brian Marley, Avant, Spring, 2002 This is, quite simply, one of the best Cage recordings I've heard ... recommended unreservedly. Raymond Tuttle, Classical Net, September, 2002 ... if Four4 is "about" anything, it is about listening. When ... was the last time you watched yourself listening? John Story, Fanfare, November/December, 2002 Cage did not specify ... instruments to be used ... (the) choices are quite beautiful and the work is quite affecting ... Rob Barnett, MusicWeb, December, 2002 ... a work of monastic abstinence in a single musical span ... Lines are spare ... a single self-absorbed meditative mantra. Tom Schulte, Outsight, December, 2002 ... an exotic world where each island of sound floats up and past from a sea of near silence ... Dan Warburton, Paris Transatlantic, February, 2003 It's beautifully done, but you need time and concentration to get the most out of it. Brian Olewnick, Bagatellen, April, 2004 There's a tension between the music played and it's character ... not so much as "music" but as space occupier. David Toub, Sequenza21, January, 2006 ... the choices of instruments in this recording is very creative ... (the) performance is probably as good as it gets. Check out the artist's website: http://cdbaby.com/group/ogreogress Track List: 1. Four4 (1991) [72 minutes] Suggested CDs:
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