John Cage:

Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1958)

 

You can find an excellent account of this piece in a book by James Pritchett.

 

More amusing will be to take a look at the vast selection of Cage videos on YouTube.  Here’s a selection:

 

4”33”

(orchestral)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJagb7hL0E

(David Tudor, piano)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HypmW4Yd7SY

 

Water Walk (I’ve got a secret)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSulycqZH-U

 

Variations V

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLOWy3ys8Ag

 

Bacchanale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0BwwF9cLwM

 

Organ2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qReYWKfduE4

 

Concert for Piano and Orchestra

http://noolmusic.com/google_videos/john_cage___concert_for_piano_and_orchestra.php

 

Cage Interviews

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHnL7aS64Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGrhL49-YQw