Sonatas and Interludes (John Cage) – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA

Domenico Scarlatti — Keyboard Sonata in A major, K. 212
Maurice Ravel — Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55 (I. Ondine)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Philip Glass — Étude No. 2
John Cage — Sonatas and Interludes (Sonata No. 1; Interlude No. 3; Sonata No. 5)
Thomas Tallis — Felix Namque II FVB 110
Frédéric Chopin — Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Héroïque"

Domenico Scarlatti — Keyboard Sonata in A major, K. 212
Maurice Ravel — Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55 (I. Ondine)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Philip Glass — Étude No. 2
John Cage — Sonatas and Interludes (Sonata No. 1; Interlude No. 3; Sonata No. 5)
Thomas Tallis — Felix Namque II FVB 110
Frédéric Chopin — Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Héroïque"

John Cage’s monumental work for the prepared piano is performed on the stage on which the instrument was born.

Cage – Sonatas and Interludes

A performance of John Cage’s monumental Sonatas and Interludes composed for the prepared piano, in which dozens of various-sized bolts, screws, pieces of rubber and plastic are inserted between the piano strings, transforming the sound of the instrument into a complex variety of percussive sounds.