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Jonathan Cott & John CageSchoenberg vs Cage: A Segment from Jonathan Cott's interview with John Cage (1963)

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Jonathan Cott, then just 19, interviews John Cage and challenges his worth as a composer in a series of questions regarding his teacher Arnold Schoenberg.

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This audio is part of the collection: Other Minds Archive

Artist/Composer: Jonathan Cott & John Cage
Date: 1963-00-00
Source: Other Minds
Keywords: Interview; New Music; John Cage

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Reviewer: norelpref - - December 15, 2003
Subject: Cage keeps cool
In this interview, John Cage avoids the traps usually set for an artist of his type. But he avoids the criticism not by "fighting" or coming back with wittier repartee, but by simply stating his thoughts, and implying that the whole idea of "comparison" can be meaningless. I would personally rather sit through an hour of Cage's most "controversial" work than five minutes of Schoenberg's frenzied mezzo-sopranos on crack. Cage doesn't break a sweat here, and answers some tough questions with grace and intelligence.