Frederic Rzewski News
American pianist and composer
- piano
- avant-garde music, art music
- United States of America
- pianist, composer, musicologist, university teacher, musician, music teacher
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2024-04-14 20:02:35
It takes courage and commitment on the part of the audience member to attend a Sunday afternoon reci
2022-12-02 11:00:02
No-one knew what to expect of 2022. In January, masked or locked down, we gazed into crystal balls of mortality. The chamber music of Harrison Birtwistle caught my ear with surprise and delight, only for the composer to leave us soon after. Fred Rzewski, another recent fatality, received the best performance ever of The People [...]
2022-11-11 14:28:27
The American composer, living in Italy until his death last year, was prompted by the 1973 overthrown of Chilean president Salvador Allende to compose 36 variations on the fallen regime’s populist campaign song, El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido. Despite lasting almost an hour and containing episodes of atonal fury, the piece was quickly and [...]
2022-08-03 18:11:20
When Lisa Moore turned 60 her husband commissioned a Rzewski score for her. Now, she has recorded a Rzewski album, showcasing a wide range of emotion.
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