add to cart
add to wantlist
email a friend
 
PRICE:
$15.00
LOW STOCK LEVEL
1-2 Weeks
ARTIST
TITLE
The Piano Works 2
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
MODE 050CD MODE 050CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE

A new recording of "Sonatas And Interludes" for prepared piano, performed by Philippe Vandre. This is the first version to use a Steinway "O"-type baby grand piano (as Cage originally composed and designed the piece for). "Cage's masterwork is quite different -- a big piece with a quiet voice. The prepared piano operates entirely by muting: by attaching objects to the strings of the piano. Cage alters their sounds in various ways, turning the piano into a percussion orchestra akin to a gamelan. The results are different from note to note -- but always quieter than before."