The Piano Works 2: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano

Album by John Cage & Philipp Vandré

An album presenting John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano, a cycle from 1946–48 that uses objects placed between the piano strings to produce altered, percussive timbres. It explores Indian aesthetic theory (rasa) within mid-20th-century experimental and avant-garde classical music.
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  1. 1.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata I
    3:03
  2. 2.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata II
    2:05
  3. 3.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata III
    2:37
  4. 4.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata IV
    2:01
  5. 5.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: First Interlude
    3:43
  6. 6.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata V
    1:59
  7. 7.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata VI
    2:46
  8. 8.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata VII
    2:16
  9. 9.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata VIII
    3:21
  10. 10.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Second Interlude
    4:30
  11. 11.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Third Interlude
    2:37
  12. 12.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata IX
    4:19
  13. 13.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata X
    3:29
  14. 14.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata XI
    3:44
  15. 15.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata XII
    3:25
  16. 16.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Fourth Interlude
    2:37
  17. 17.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata XIII
    4:07
  18. 18.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonatas XIV & XV "Gemini"
    6:31
  19. 19.
    Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata XVI
    4:55

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