{"product_id":"john-tilbury-at-home","title":"John Tilbury 'At Home'","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003eFive hours of music played by John Tilbury (and friends on a few tracks).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003eDisc One\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e1  \u003cstrong\u003eGuillaume Machaut  \u003c\/strong\u003eFour pieces arranged for 2 pianos by Gyorgy Kurtag   5:03\u003cbr\u003eJohn Tilbury \u0026amp; Tania Chen, pianos     \u003cem\u003eArchive concert recording, London 2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e2-6  \u003cstrong\u003eHoward Skempton   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eFive short piano pieces\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e2 - Bishopsgate   (2019)     2:25\u003cbr\u003e3 - Piece in Old Style   (2017)    1:32\u003cbr\u003e4 - Potters Bar   (2004)    1:10\u003cbr\u003e5 - Ageless in Langham   (2022)     1:36\u003cbr\u003e6 - Deal   (2018)    0:52\u003cbr\u003e7  \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Parsons  \u003c\/strong\u003eOblique piece 25   (2023)    3:18\u003cbr\u003eJohn Tilbury, clavichord\u003cbr\u003e8  \u003cstrong\u003eCornelius Cardew   \u003c\/strong\u003eThree Short Piano Pieces   (1955)   2:32\u003cbr\u003e9  \u003cstrong\u003eLinda Catlin Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e   Poire   (1994)    4:39\u003cbr\u003e10  \u003cstrong\u003eChristian Wolff   \u003c\/strong\u003eFor Pianist    (1959)    11:05\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchive recording from about 1970\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e11  \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lely   \u003c\/strong\u003eSycamore   (2023)    41:39\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc Two\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e1  \u003cstrong\u003eMorton Feldman   \u003c\/strong\u003ePiece for Four Pianos   (1957)    12:10\u003cbr\u003eJohn Tilbury, Philip Thomas, Mark Knoop \u0026amp; Catherine Laws, pianos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnused take from the \u003c\/em\u003eFeldman Two Pianos \u003cem\u003erecording session, Huddersfield, 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e2  \u003cstrong\u003eCornelius Cardew   \u003c\/strong\u003eVolo Solo    (1965)    11:52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchive recording from about 1970\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e3  \u003cstrong\u003eErika Fox   \u003c\/strong\u003eJ.T.Bagatelle   (2026)     1:55\u003cbr\u003e4  \u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Hobbs   \u003c\/strong\u003eFive Pieces for Clavichord   (2023)    11:53\u003cbr\u003eJohn Tilbury, clavichord\u003cbr\u003e5  \u003cstrong\u003eDave Smith   \u003c\/strong\u003eEndgame   (2023)    2:00\u003cbr\u003e6 - 10  \u003cstrong\u003eMark R. Taylor   \u003c\/strong\u003eFive Nocturnes   (2014-2016)    37:51\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc Three\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1  \u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Kontz   \u003c\/strong\u003eDecember 22   (2022)    2:08\u003cbr\u003eJohn Tilbury, clavichord\u003cbr\u003e2  \u003cstrong\u003eDave Smith  \u003c\/strong\u003eAl Contrario   (1991-1992)    34:03\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchive recording from 1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e3  \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Tilbury  \u003c\/strong\u003eO'Hara Improvisations   (2026)    8:09\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eImprovisations interpreting 5 performative drawings by Morgan O'Hara\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e4  \u003cstrong\u003eCornelius Cardew  \u003c\/strong\u003eBun No.2 for Orchestra   (1964)    8:56\u003cbr\u003eJohn Tilbury \u0026amp; Tania Chen, pianos   \u003cem\u003eArranged for two pianos by Dave Smith\u003cbr\u003eArchive recording from a concert in London in\u003c\/em\u003e 2002\u003cbr\u003e5  \u003cstrong\u003eKlaus Filip \u0026amp; John Tilbury   \u003c\/strong\u003eDust and piano   (2019)    16:15\u003cbr\u003eKlaus Filip, electronics   John Tilbury, piano\u003cbr\u003e6  \u003cstrong\u003eMorton Feldman  \u003c\/strong\u003eMadame Press Died Last Week at Ninety  (1971)   7:31\u003cbr\u003eArranged for piano by Frank Markel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003eDisc Four\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e1  \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Tilbury   \u003c\/strong\u003eWhat is the Word   (2015)    6:53\u003cbr\u003eJohn Tilbury, voice and organ   Text by Samuel Beckett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchive recording from Kings College Chapel, Cambridge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2  \u003cstrong\u003eKeith Rowe \u0026amp; John Tilbury  \u003c\/strong\u003eUntitled Improvisation   (2004)    28:09\u003cbr\u003eJohn Tilbury, organ    Keith Rowe, electronics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchive recording from a concert in Leeds\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e3  \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Tilbury \u0026amp; Sebastian Lexer  \u003c\/strong\u003eFor Samuel Beckett   (2005)    28:59\u003cbr\u003eJohn Tilbury, piano   Sebastian Lexer, piano+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchive recording from the London Musicians' Co-op Festival, 2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eImprovisation on John Tilbury's music for Samuel Beckett's 'Cascando'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4  \u003cstrong\u003eMark R. Taylor   \u003c\/strong\u003ePour rien   (2023)    11:32\u003cbr\u003eJohn Tilbury, clavichord \u0026amp; voice    Text by Samuel Beckett\u003cbr\u003e5  \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Parsons  \u003c\/strong\u003eSalient   (2026)    4:38\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003eForeword from the 20-page\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e booklet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003eIn 2018 John Tilbury became reluctant to take on more concerts. He lives in Deal on the Kent coast, 80 miles from London, and doesn't have a car, so, although he was still in demand as a performer, at the age of 82, he decided to end his performing career.  When I heard this, I asked whether - if I came to him - he would still be happy to be recorded at home. He said yes, and from then until spring 2026 I travelled to Deal every 6 or 9 months to record John playing piano and clavichord in the lean-to extension at the back of the terrace house where he and his wife Janice live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe recorded whatever John wanted to play at the time, and so assembled an unusual and varied collection of recordings ranging from pieces from Elizabethan songbooks to new compositions sent by old friends from Scratch Orchestra days.  Sometimes, if John was tired or in pain, we didn't record very much, and the visits became as much a social thing as a recording session - and it was always very enjoyable to talk with John and Janice about music and politics, and hear stories about John's past and his many musical friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn early 2026 - around the time of his 90th birthday - John decided that if we carried on much longer, he'd no longer be able to do justice to the music he was playing, and that we should stop. The original idea - insofar as we had one - was to release a selection of what we'd recorded as an album, but once we started listening back to everything, John suggested that we also include some archive recordings, dating from as far back as the 1970's. So began a process of discussion, whittling down the many things we could have included, until we agreed on the contents of the four CDs in this box set, which effectively marks the end of John's recording career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJohn Tilbury is a giant in the history of contemporary, improvised and experimental music, not just in the UK, but worldwide. It has been a privilege and a joy to work with him on this unique project.\u003cbr\u003e                                                                                                     Simon Reynell, May 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 20-page booklet also contains extensive sleeve notes by Clive Bell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThanks to all the composers and musicians who contributed to this album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e  o\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Another Timbre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53635330474298,"sku":"at257x4","price":33.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/3631\/4426\/files\/at257x4_cover.jpg?v=1782066462","url":"https:\/\/www.anothertimbre.com\/products\/john-tilbury-at-home","provider":"Another Timbre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}