EP 6778?6781 to be used in whole or in part to provide a solo or ensemble for any combination of pianists, string players and percussionists; pre-recorded tape may be used to assist in the performance of 27'10.554'' /

More than the Score-more than the score… is a series of classic piano music covering much of the essential repertoire from Bach through Mozart Schubert Mendelssohn Chopin and Debussy right up to John Cage. Each volume focuses on one piece with written masterclasses and background information encouraging an exploration of the music beyond the printed score. All titles in the Edition Peters more than the score…series include written masterclasses from one of our panel of internationally-renowned pianists including Joanna MacGregor Roy Howat Daniel Grimwood Clare Hammond and Adam Tendler.J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C major from The Well-tempered Clavier includes the printedscore a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood in which he considers how to approach the playing of baroque harpsichord music on the piano a biography of the composer and a short history of the music all illustrated in full colour.

This work is a special edition to mark John Cage's 100th Birthday! It includes all previously published versions of 4'33' - both typed and calligraphic versi as well as the edition in proportional notation created for Irwin Kremen to whom Cage had dedicated the piece.