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Frederic rzewski piano works farringdon
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Variations are at the heart of this oeuvre, comprising about three quarters of Frederic Rzewski's piano music from the period covered. Born 1938 in Massachusetts, he is a prolific American composer who has long lived in Belgium, where he is Professor of Composition at the Conservatoire Royal de Musique in Liège.
It has been an exhilarating journey to accompany this composer/pianist of complete individuality through a generous selection of his works.
Rzewski is as eclectic a musician as they come, having premièred Stockhausen's 10th Piano Piece, engaged with jazz and free improvisation groups, and always resisted musical compartmentalising; a man for the new millennium indeed.
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Some of his music is unashamedly tonal, often he makes you think of Ives, and his experiments with his instrument draw upon and extend the innovations of Cage. You are never sure what will come next.
As a pianist, Rzewski is comprehensively eq