John Cage's Greatest Hits

In this enjoyable and extremely informative guide to John Cage’s greatest works, Richard Kostelanetz begins by introducing the man, identifying why he is a one of the most revolutionary and influential 20th-century artists. Making crucial discriminations in a charming personal literary style, Kostelanetz then describes what and why he considers Cage's major works—namely Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano (1948), which exhaustively climaxes Cage’s transformation of the piano into a pe...