In Germany, John Cage rings out

Critic's Notebook: The composer's revolutionary music is playing across the country in honor of his 100th birthday, with 'Europeras 1&2' in Bochum the grand piece.

BOCHUM, Germany — Of all the worldwide celebrants for the 100th anniversary of John Cage's birth on Wednesday, the Germans seem to be the most adamant. Berliners are even complaining of already being "Caged-out," there having been so much of the revolutionary American composer's music in the capital this year. And lots more is on the way with this month's Berlin Festival.

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