Joshua Pierce - Cage: Works for Piano & Prepared Piano 3 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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It may come as a surprise but one of the leading creators of Keyboard music in the twentieth century is a composer by the name of John Cage. Cage's reputation is so deeply associated with the avantgarde, with chance music, graphic notation, performance art, technology and Zen Buddhism that is early, conventionally-notated music for percussion ensemble and keyboards is sometimes neglected. Or was until recently. In the last few years - with the advent of performances and recordings like this one - there has been a renewed appreciation of Cage's achievements in the earlier part of his creative life. Of course, Cage's keyboard music is not just keyboard music. Cage's once infamous Inchprepared pianoInch - born out of need as well as desire - is a keyboard instrument unto itself, as different from the romantic piano as that instrument is from the baroque harpsichord. But even in his InchunpreparedInch piano music, Cage shows his individuality and distance from European tradition. This production received the quarterly German Record Critics' Award. Album Tracks 1. Suite for Toy Piano (1948) First & Second Movement 2. Suite for Toy Piano (1948) Third & Fourth Movement 3. Suite for Toy Piano (1948) Fifth Movement 4. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947) Prelude I 5. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947 Winter 6. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947 Prelude II 7. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947 Spring 8. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947 Prelude III 9. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947 Summer 10. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947 Prelude IV 11. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947 Fall 12. The Seasons/Ballet in One Act (1947 Finale 13. Music for Amplified Toy Pianos 14. A Book of Music (1944) Part One 15. A Book of Music (1944) Part Two 16. Suite for Toy Piano First & Second Movement 17. Suite for Toy Pian

Joshua Pierce

Cage: Works for Piano & Prepared Piano 3

CD

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