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With this new disc, Aeon is playing its part to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Cage, born on 5 September 1912 in the United States.
This recording of the Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano, some of the most emblematic works in his catalogue, proposes discovering one of the great classics of 20th century music performed by the young Swiss pianist Cédric Pescia. The interpretation is luminous, featuring unrivalled sensitivity and perceptiveness.
John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
Sonata No. 1
Sonata No. 2
Sonata No. 3
Sonata No. 4
Interlude No. 1
Sonata No. 5
Sonata No. 6
Sonata No. 7
Sonata No. 8
Interlude No. 2
Interlude No. 3
Sonata No. 9
Sonata No. 10
Sonata No. 11
Sonata No. 12
Interlude No. 4
Sonata No. 13
Sonata No. 14
Sonata No. 15
Sonata No. 16
9th July 2012
“Pescia makes the 16 little single-span sonatas and four interludes ping, ring and clatter as well as anyone — better than most.”
5th July 2012
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“this is a wonderfully fluid performance of one of the most beguiling keyboard works of the last 100 years...Pescia is wonderful at exploiting the resources created by his careful preparation of the piano with the screws, nuts and bolts, and pieces of rubber and plastic that Cage specifies; there's a hypnotic beauty to his playing that seems entirely unselfconscious”
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Sonata No. 1
