JOHN CAGE

JOHN CAGE
SONATAS AND INTERLUDES

FOR PREPARED PIANO (1946-48) (1998)
BORIS BERMAN
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John Cage has written his best pieces for prepared piano during 1946-1948,when he composed the sonatas and interludes for this particular genious instrument.His approach to the rythmic structure instead of the harmonic one,is shooting excellent results,which are interesting to the ear,and simply creating something new,enjoyful.Another thing no one did before Cage until this work,is putting inside the music Zen Buddhism and Hinduism influences-the music remindes us of these eastern culture very well-and only for the best.The result is amazing,feeding us with wonder and excitement.
The work may also remind you modern-like dance tythms,and it is obvious,fore Cage has worked during that period as the director for the Merce Cunningham ballet(The works he had written for the Cunnigham ballet are some of his best).
The percussion effects produced by the prepared piano are wonderful,,and unbelivable,hearing a whole percussion orchestra,and sometimes you may want to shake your hooks with these maccabre effects.
A classical John Cage work from his earlier years,worth of everything in order to hear how wonderful and interesting and new it sounds,even until today.
The performance here by Boris Berman is excellent and quite assartive-I like it very much.He truly understands The music of Cage,though sometimes I feel he lack the excitement of these works.All by all,still an excellent performance,and a very interesting conrtol over the preapred piano.

1. Sonata I
2. Sonata II
3. Sonata III
4. Sonata IV
5. First Interlude
6. Sonata V
7. Sonata VI
8. Sonata VII
9. Sonata VIII
10. Second Interlude
11. Third Interlude
12. Sonata IX
13. Sonata X
14. Sonata XI
15. Sonata XII
16. Fourth Interlude
17. Sonata XIII
18. Sonata XIV and XV Gemini (After the work by Richard Lippold)
19. Sonata XVI

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