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