Product DescriptionCD debut of this 1985 post-minimal landmark by Elodie
Lauten, featuring performances by Arthur Russell and Peter
Zummo. Originally self-produced and released as a small LP
edition on her own label, it has been touted ever since by
Kyle Gann, who adds notes to this edition, and it was recently
included on one of Alan Licht s Minimal Top Ten lists. Lauten
has been active in the downtown New York classical and punk
scenes since moving from France in the 1970s. The Death
of Don Juan is a breakthrough album for its bold, lyrical
minimalism in concert with a dramatic sensibility that is deeply
faithful to the modern existential emotional experience.