Uploaded by Epogdous on Oct 31, 2010
John Cage (1912-1992)
Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano (1946-48)
Boris Berman, piano
Sonata I
Sonata II
Sonata III
Sonata IV
First Interlude
Sonata V
Sonata VI
Sonata VII
Sonata VIII
Second Interlude
Third Interlude
Sonata IX
Sonata X
Sonata XI
Sonata XII
Fourth Interlude
Sonata XIII
Sonata XIV and XV "Gemini" (after Richard Lippold) 0:07
Sonata XVI 6:27
The American composer John Cage had a seminal influence on the American avant garde and on music throughout the world. His interests in Zen Buddhism, the I Ching and in Hinduism were reflected in his innovative and experimental music in which he extended the musical vocabulary to include elements of noise and chance.
"Sonatas and Interludes", written between 1946 and 1948, is a set of pieces for prepared piano, an instrument into which objects have been inserted - screws, bolts, plastic and rubber, to give various percussive effects. The work reflects Cages approach to the use of unusual sounds and his interest in Hinduism, with its distinction between 'white' and 'black' emotions, set around central tranquillity.
Painting: "Delaware Gap" (1958) by Franz Kline
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fantastic. truly a master of post-modernist music.
ARDrumr 1 year ago