1965
A recording exists of Max Neuhaus performing a realization of John Cage's
27'10.554" at BBC Studios in London on November 2, 1965. However, there is no evidence he recorded or performed Morton Feldman's or John Cage's Fontana Mix—Feedat the BBC on that specific date
Details of the BBC recording session.
- Location: BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London.
- Date: November 2, 1965.
- Composition: John Cage's 27'10.554" (Realization '65).
- Purpose: The recording was made while Neuhaus was on a solo tour of Europe. It is not clear whether the recording was for a broadcast or as part of a larger project, but it showcases his reputation in experimental music at the time.
Neuhaus's other recordings from 1965
- West Deutsche Rundfunk Studios, Cologne, Germany (October 1965): Neuhaus recorded Earle Brown's Four Systems, Karlheinz Stockhausen's Zyklus, and John Cage's Fontana Mix—Feed at these studios in Cologne.
- University of Madrid (November 27, 1965): Neuhaus performed Fontana Mix—Feedat the Zaj Festival.
- Later release: The BBC recording was later featured on the 2004 album The New York School: Nine Realizations of Cage, Feldman, Brown (Alga Marghen), which compiled several of Neuhaus's recordings from the mid-1960s.
Feldman's The King of Denmark
Neuhaus did perform and record Morton Feldman's , but there is no documentation of him doing so at the BBC in 1965. His definitive recording of the piece was released in 1968 on the album Electronics & Percussion: Five Realizations by Max Neuhaus