Frederic Rzewski – The Living Composers Project(b. April 1. 93. 8, Westfield, Massachusetts). American composer, now resident in Belgium, of mostly chamber, vocal and piano works that have been performed throughout the world; he is also active as a pianist.
Prof. Rzewski studied music privately with Charles Mackey in Springfield, Massachusetts as a child and studied composition with Walter Piston and Roger Sessions, counterpoint with Randall Thompson and orchestration with Claudio Spies at Harvard University from 1. He studied composition with Milton Babbitt and the music of Richard Wagner with Oliver Strunk at Princeton University from 1. Greece. In addition, he studied composition privately with Luigi Dallapiccola in Rome in 1. As a pianist, he frequently performed with the flautist Severino Gazzelloni in the 1. He then co- founded with Alvin Curran and Richard Teitelbaum the improvisational and live electronic ensemble Musica Elettronica Viva in Rome in 1. Since then, he has been active as a pianist, primarily in performances of his own pieces and music by other contemporary composers.
Frederic Rzewski (composer and piano), The People United Will Never Be Defeated! The Music of Frederic Rzewski, with pianists Frederic Rzewski and Eliane Lust (MRH) Works by Frederic Rzewski Saturday, November 4 3 p.m. Sac State Jazz Singers and C-Sus, Kerry Marsh, director (MRH) Works by Sunny Knable, Vince Mendoza, Rick. 3 Pieces (Rzewski, Frederic) Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's 3 pieces Composition Year 1981 Genre Categories. Piece Style Modern Instrumentation soprano saxophone, trombone, piano Retrieved from 'http://imslp.org/index.php?title=3 Rzewski, Piano Piece #4; Rzewski, The People United Will Never be Defeated! Aperio: Music of the Americas (The Hobby Center, Houston), 2014. Radiohead/O’Reily transcriptions. Houston High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, 2014.
Contemporary composer and virtuoso pianist Frederic Rzewski performs Ludwig van Beethoven's well-known Appassionata Sonata, live in 2001. 1st mvt: 0:05 Cadenza: 12:42 2nd mvt: 17:28 Cadenza: 23:11 (In this movement, not all the marked candezas are actual improvisations but rather editions by Rzewski. Rzewski: Piano Music - Fantasia / Second Hand or Alone at Last / De Profundis Robert Satterlee 3.5 out of 5 stars 2.
He taught at the Conservatoire royal de musique in Li. He has given lectures in Germany, the Netherlands and the USA. COMPLETE LIST OF WORKSSTAGE: The Persians – Les Perses – Die Perser (music- theatre work, text by the composer, after . Ursula Oppens, piano (Vanguard Classics: 8.
North American Ballads. Group 1. 80 (Hungaroton: 1. Variations on 'The People United Will Never Be Defeated!'. Stephen Drury, piano (New Albion Records: NA 0. Spots; Wails; The Lost Melody; Crusoe.
Zeitgeist (OOdiscs: 1. De Profundis; Four Pieces (excerpt); Sonata; Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues. Anthony de Mare, piano (OOdiscs: 1. Moonrise with Memories. David Taylor, bass trombone; Louise Schulman/ensemble (New World Records: 8.
To the Earth. Dame Evelyn Glennie, voice, percussion (BMG/RCA: 6. Jefferson; Antigone- Legend. Carol Plantamura, soprano; Frederic Rzewski, piano (Composers Recordings, Inc.: CRI 7. Night Crossing with Fisherman; Ludes; Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues (version for 2 pianos). Ursula Oppens, Frederic Rzewski, pianos (Music & Arts: 9. Turns (The Road, Part 1); Tracks (The Road, Part 2); Whangdoodles; To the Earth.
Frederic Rzewski, piano; Abel–Steinberg–Winant Trio (Music & Arts: 1. Scratch Symphony. Michael Gielen/SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden- Baden und Freiburg (col legno: WWE 3. CD 2. 00. 26, 1. 99.
Variations on 'The People United Will Never Be Defeated!'; North American Ballads (excerpts). Emanuele Arciuli, piano (Stradivarius: STR 3. Turns (The Road, Part 1) (excerpt).
Marcel Worms, piano (NM Classics: 9. Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues. James Lent, piano (The Orchard: 8. Down by the Riverside. Lara Downes, piano (Postcards: 2. Coming Together. Frederic Rzewski, speaker; Talujon Percussion Quartet (Capstone Records: CPS- 8. Variations on 'The People United Will Never be Defeated!'; Turns (The Road, Part 1); Tracks (The Road, Part 2); Tramps (The Road, Part 3); Stops (The Road, Part 4); Fantasia; Sonata; Mayn Yingele; Fougues; A Life; North American Ballads; The Housewife's Lament; De Profundis.
Frederic Rzewski, piano, harpsichord (Nonesuch Records: 7. North American Ballads. Lisa Moore, piano (Cantaloupe Music, 2. North American Ballads. David Jalbert, piano (Endeavour: END 1. Variations on 'The People United Will Never Be Defeated!'. Yuji Takahashi, piano (ALM Records: ALCD 1.
Variations on 'The People United Will Never be Defeated!'. Frederic Rzewski, piano (Hat Hut: ART 6. North American Ballads; Squares.
Frederic Rzewski, piano (Hat Hut: ART 6. Sonata; De Profundis. Frederic Rzewski, piano (Hat Hut: ART 6. Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues.
Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano (JLH: 1. Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues (version for 2 pianos). Quattro Mani (Klavier: 1. Mayn Yingele. Ursula Oppens, piano (Music & Arts: 4. Bumps; Andante con moto; The Turtle and the Crane. Frederic Rzewski, piano (Newport Classic)North American Ballads.
Paul Jacobs, piano (Nonesuch Records)Song and Dance. Lisa Moore, piano (Sony Classical)Four Pieces. Frederic Rzewski, piano (Vanguard Classics)The Turtle and the Crane. Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano (Welspringe Productions: WEL0.