Rent John Cage: Scottish Circus/4'33 (2026)

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The first collaboration between John Cage and Scottish traditional music group The Whistlebinkies occured in Edinburgh in 1984. Cage was fascinated by their instrumentation of Lowland pipes, clarsach, fiddle, wooden flute, con-certina, drum and voice. This led on to the commissioning of Scottish Circus for the ensemble in 1990, a way of performing traditional Scottish music as individuals of an ensemble together. The September 1990 premiere in Glasgow, in Cage's presence, also included his newly devised version of 4'33" (which lasted 10 minutes!).
These recordings showcase Edinburgh's historic Inverleith House as not only the recording venue, but the acoustic of the house as a performer in its own right. This video presents two first recordings of Scottish Circus, demon-strating how no two performances of the piece are the same. Also included are both outdoor and indoor performances of 4'33".
Actors:: John Cage, The Whistlebinkies, Steve Sweeny-Turner, Stuart Eydmann, Neill Martin
Aka:: John Cage: Scottish Circus; 4'33"
Studio:: Naxos Music UK Ltd.
Genres:: Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest