1960
On April 25, 1960, Max Neuhaus performed in Peggy Glanville-Hicks’s Sonata for Piano and Percussion at the Hubbard Auditorium (Manhattan School of Music).
Performance Details
Neuhaus performed as a member of the Manhattan School of Music Percussion Ensemble, conducted by his mentor Paul Price.
Composed in 1951, the Sonata for Piano and Percussion is one of Glanville-Hicks's most famous works, celebrated for its "Primitivist" rhythmic drive and melodic focus on the piano, which was originally premiered by composer John Cage as a percussionist.
This concert concluded a high-profile series of 1960 performances for Neuhaus, occurring just weeks after his premieres of works by Ralph Shapey and Ernst Krenek.