To the uninitiated, it is hard to describe the musical world of the American composer Frederic Rzewski. A pianist himself, Rzewski initially made a name for himself as a champion of the avant-garde, performing everything from Cage to Boulez. In the '70s his own music took a much more populist turn as his political beliefs drove him to find a much more approachable language, basically tonal and incorporating much quotation from popular music. It is music of this period that is recorded here.
Track |
Interpret |
Titel |
Dauer |
Weitere Mitwirkende |
001/00 |
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The people united will never be defeated! (36 Variationen über "El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido") |
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Mitwirkende: Hamelin Marc-André
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001/01 |
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Thema: With determination |
1:23 |
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002/02 |
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Variation 1: Weaving - delicate but firm |
0:52 |
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003/03 |
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Variation 2: With firmness |
0:51 |
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004/04 |
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Variation 3: Slightly slower, with expressive nuances |
1:05 |
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005/05 |
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Variation 4: Marcato |
0:56 |
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006/06 |
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Variation 5: Dreamlike, frozen |
1:08 |
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007/07 |
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Variation 6: Same tempo as beginning |
1:08 |
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008/08 |
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Variation 7: Tempo (Lightly, impatiently) |
0:50 |
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009/09 |
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Variation 8: With agility - not too much pedal - crisp |
1:03 |
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010/10 |
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Variation 9: Evenly |
1:02 |
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011/11 |
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Variation 10: Comodo, recklessly |
0:53 |
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012/12 |
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Variation 11: Tempo 1. Like fragments of an abesent melody - in strict time |
0:52 |
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013/13 |
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Variation 12 |
1:12 |
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014/14 |
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Variation 13: (Viertelnote = 72) |
1:57 |
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015/15 |
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Variation 14: A bit faster, opitimistically |
1:14 |
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016/16 |
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Variation 15: Flexible, like an improvisation |
1:25 |
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017/17 |
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Variation 16: Same tempo as preceding, with fluctuations - much pedal |
1:36 |
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018/18 |
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Variation 17: Left hand strictly - Right hand freely, roughly as in space |
1:22 |
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019/19 |
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Variation 18: (Viertelnote = 72) |
1:38 |
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020/20 |
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Variation 19: With energy |
0:35 |
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021/21 |
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Variation 20: Crisp, precise |
0:30 |
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022/22 |
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Variation 21: Relentless, uncompromising |
0:46 |
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023/23 |
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Variation 22: (Viertelnote = 132) |
0:43 |
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024/24 |
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Variation 23: As fast as possible, with some rubato |
0:22 |
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025/25 |
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Variation 24 (Viertelnote = 72) |
2:33 |
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026/26 |
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Variation 25: (Viertelnote = ca. 84) with fluctuations |
2:00 |
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027/27 |
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Variation 26: In a militant manner |
1:06 |
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028/28 |
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Variation 27: Tenderly, and with a hopeful expression |
5:33 |
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029/29 |
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Variation 28: (Viertelnote = 160) |
1:19 |
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030/30 |
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Variation 29: (Viertelnote = 144-152) |
0:33 |
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031/31 |
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Variation 30: (Viertelnote = 84) |
2:36 |
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032/32 |
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Variation 31: (Viertelnote = 160) |
0:52 |
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033/33 |
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Variation 32 |
0:52 |
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034/34 |
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Variation 33 |
1:00 |
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035/35 |
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Variation 34 |
0:56 |
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036/36 |
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Variation 35 |
0:55 |
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037/37 |
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Variation 36 |
1:58 |
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038/38 |
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Kadenz: (Optional improvisation) |
6:24 |
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039/39 |
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Thema: Tempo 1 |
2:57 |
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040/00 |
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Nordamerikanische Balladen (Auszug) |
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Mitwirkende: Hamelin Marc-André
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040/01 |
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Nr. 3: Down by the riverside |
5:46 |
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041/02 |
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Nr. 4: Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues |
10:27 |
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