John Cage's Indeterminacy (performed by Stewart Lee) torrent

John Cage's Indeterminacy (performed by Stewart Lee)

Comedian Stewart Lee and improvisers Steve Beresford and Tania Chen perform their interpretation of John Cage's 1959 recording Indeterminacy in a performance given at London's Cafe Oto in April. Robert Worby talks to the trio about how they approached the work, which involves the carefully timed reading of randomly selected stories by Cage - personal musings on subjects ranging from mushroom identification to music lessons with Arnold Schoenberg - to a disconnected musical accompaniment.

The concert also features works for piano and electronics by Cage and Tania Chen, performed by Chen alongside American experimentalist Jon Leidecker.

John Cage - Electronic Music for Piano
Performer: Tania Chen. Performer: Jon Leidecker.

Tania Chen- Color Fields for electronics and keyboards
Performer: Tania Chen. Performer: Jon Leidecker.

John Cage - Music for Piano 85
Performer: Tania Chen. Performer: Jon Leidecker.

John Cage - Indeterminacy
Performer: Steve Beresford. Performer: Tania Chen. Performer: Stewart Lee.

John Cage - Variations II
Performer: David Tudor.

First broadcast: 25 June 2016

In 320 kbps .mp3 (music) and 96 kbps .mp3 (introductions)