JOHN CAGE Sonatas & Interludes 1951 2LP GATEFOLD DIAL 19/20 Maro Ajemian RARE
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JOHN CAGE - SONATAS AND INTERLUDES FOR PREPARED PIANO
Dial 19/20 (1951, US)
Vinyl = VG+ (I don't think this was played more than a few times before entering my hands. There are only very minor signs of wear. However, this was released near the dawn of the LP and never included any kind of inner sleeve. As a result, there is some surface spotting in places and very minimal surface noise which is also as a result of the pressing, not from use. Overall I really can't imagine a better-looking/sounding copy.)
Cover = EX (The gatefold cover is fully intact with the only obvious sign of wear being some discoloration around the sides.)
Rare gatefold issue of Dial 19 and 20 which were also released separately. Recorded 1950. Pianist is Maro Ajemian.
Don't miss this beautiful and important piece of history.
Sonatas and Interludes is a collection of twenty pieces for prepared piano by American avant-garde composer John Cage (1912–1992). It was composed in 1946–1948, shortly after Cage's introduction to Indian philosophy and the teachings of art historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, both of which became major influences on the composer's later work. Significantly more complex than his other works for prepared piano. Sonatas and Interludes is generally recognized as one of Cage's finest achievements.
The cycle consists of sixteen sonatas (thirteen of which are cast in binary form, the remaining three in ternary form) and four more freely structured interludes. The aim of the pieces is to express the eight permanent emotions of the rasa Indian tradition. In Sonatas and Interludes, Cage elevated his technique of rhythmic proportions to a new level of complexity. In each sonata a short sequence of natural numbers and fractions defines the structure of the work and that of its parts, informing structures as localized as individual melodic lines.
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