Three Easy Pieces (Stravinsky) is similar to them in the sense that they were composed for his little children to play with him, Stravinsky decided to write pieces for four hands to teach them how to play the piano. The set was composed in Clarens, in 1914 and 1915 and was presented and first performed by José Iturbi, in April 22, 1918. It was eventually published in 1917. The "Three Easy Pieces" take approximately three minutes to perform. The movement list is as follows: Even though they are titled as "easy", only the left part is easy, the right hand sustaining the whole burden
Five Easy Pieces (Milo Rau) 'Five Easy Pieces' one of the most captivating theatre experiences of the past season, which the jury voted for as one block". In 2017 the production was also selected for the German Theatertreffen festival, which shows the ten most notable productions of the past season. In October 2016 Milo Rau received the Special Prize of the Jury 2016 for "Five Easy Pieces" from the Belgian "Prix de la Critique Théâtre et Danse". The jury report stated: "This is not a performance, but a flagellation. [...] This is all the brave, reckless genius of Milo Rau, who never curbs the candour