Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano

Album by John Cage & Maro Ajemian

John Cage's "Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano" is a collection of twenty pieces composed for a piano modified with various objects placed between its strings, creating unique percussive and melodic sounds. The work explores themes of Eastern philosophy and the expression of the eight permanent emotions in Indian tradition.

Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano by John Cage - album cover

First released: 1951

Classical

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Disc 1

1.
Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano: The First Four Sonatas Followed by the First Interlude
2.
Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano: The Second Four Sonatas Followed by the Second Interlude

Disc 2

1.
Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano: The Third Interlude Followed by the Third Four Sonatas
2.
Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano: The Fourth Interlude Followed by the Last Four Sonatas