La Monte Young: 'I'm only interested in putting out masterpieces'

The godfather of minimal music is still performing at 79, and since few recordings exist of his work, his live performances are more essential than everLike many fans of minimalist-music godfather La Monte Young, I have often wished he’d put out more recordings. Long out-of-print CD copies of his multi-hour masterwork The Well-Tuned Piano occasionally fetch over $1,000 on the secondhand marketplace. A pair of other albums released by the now-defunct Gramavision label are occasionally easier to