Samuel Andreyev | Is This John Cage’s Most Beautiful Piece? @samuel_andreyev | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 17 hours ago.
An analysis of John Cage’s Concerto for Prepared Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1950-1951) by composer Samuel Andreyev.
00:00 Introduction
03:15 The Structure
04:15 Instrumentation
05:15 Prepared Piano
06:03 Compositional Process
07:55 The Rhythmic Structure
12:36 The Score
17:26 Two Different Worlds
18:52 Breakdown
20:10 Favourite Moment
22:37 Conclusions
The recording used for the musical excerpts is by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Lukas Foss, with soloist Yuji Takahashi.
I found the following texts helpful while researching this video:
• James Pritchett, 'From Choice to Chance: John Cage’s Concerto for Prepared Piano and Chamber Orchestra’
• ‘John Cage’s Concert for Piano and Orchestra’ by Martin Iddon and Phillip Thomas
• ‘Silence’, by John Cage
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Post-production: Marek Iwaszkiewicz
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An analysis of John Cage’s Concerto for Prepared Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1950-1951) by composer Samuel Andreyev.
00:00 Introduction
03:15 The Structure
04:15 Instrumentation
05:15 Prepared Piano
06:03 Compositional Process
07:55 The Rhythmic Structure
12:36 The Score
17:26 Two Different Worlds
18:52 Breakdown
20:10 Favourite Moment
22:37 Conclusions
The recording used for the musical excerpts is by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Lukas Foss, with soloist Yuji Takahashi.
I found the following texts helpful while researching this video:
• James Pritchett, 'From Choice to Chance: John Cage’s Concerto for Prepared Piano and Chamber Orchestra’
• ‘John Cage’s Concert for Piano and Orchestra’ by Martin Iddon and Phillip Thomas
• ‘Silence’, by John Cage
SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL
samuelandreyev.com/donate
patreon.com/samuelandreyev
ZOOM LESSONS IN COMPOSITION / ANALYSIS
samuelandreyev.com/teaching
NEW ALBUM OUT NOW
Order a physical copy: kairos-music.com/cds/0015002kai
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/42kfmsjGZyNDo4nrVNHkvP?si=V4imzn9MRQOHvJBvKPjTAA
Listen on iTunes: music.apple.com/fr/album/samuel-andreyev-music-with-no-edges/1446778654
LINKS
Website: samuelandreyev.com
Twitter: twitter.com/samuelandreyev
THE SAMUEL ANDREYEV PODCAST
On Buzzsprout: buzzsprout.com/266909
On Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0MYQHsGXZ71wtde5QoOlZb?si=MSyCWiOfSJGMz0FV8iXymw
On iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-samuel-andreyev-podcast/id1455789353
Post-production: Marek Iwaszkiewicz
Visit Marek’s YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/MarekIwaszkiewiczMusic
