Composer(s): Rzewski, Frederic
Label: Cedille
Genre: Instrumental
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: CDR90000-158
Barcode: 735131915823
Release Date: 09/2015

RZEWSKI, F.: People United will never be Defeated (The) / Four Hands (Oppens, Lowenthal)

Tracklist

Rzewski, Frederic
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
1 Theme: With determination 01:20
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
2 Variation 1: Weaving: delicate but firm 00:50
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
3 Variation 2: With firmness 00:52
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
4 Variation 3: Slightly slower, with expressive nuances (quarter note = ca. 88) 01:09
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
5 Variation 4: Marcato - With determination 00:59
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
6 Variation 5: Dreamlike, frozen 01:02
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
7 Variation 6: Same tempo as beginning 01:07
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
8 Variation 7: Tempo (Lightly, impatiently) 00:58
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
9 Variation 8: With agility; not too much pedal; crisp 01:08
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
10 Variation 9: half note = 48, Evenly 01:00
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
11 Variation 10: Comodo, recklessly (quarter note = 96) 01:00
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
12 Variation 11: Tempo I (quarter note = 106) 00:58
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
13 Variation 12 01:09
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
14 Variation 13: quarter note = 72 or slightly faster 01:34
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
15 Variation 14: A bit faster, optimistically 01:34
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
16 Variation 15: Flexible, like an improvisation 01:14
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
17 Variation 16 01:21
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
18 Variation 17: L.H. strictly half note = 36, R.H. freely, roughly as in space 01:00
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
19 Variation 18: quarter note = 72 01:26
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
20 Variation 19: dotted quarter note = 144, With energy 00:37
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
21 Variation 20: Crisp, precise, quarter note = 144 00:35
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
22 Variation 21: quarter note = 108, Relentless, uncompromising 00:53
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
23 Variation 22: quarter note = 132 00:48
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
24 Variation 23: As fast as possible, with some rubato 00:28
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
25 Variation 24: quarter note = 72 02:00
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
26 Variation 25: quarter note = ca. 84, with fluctuations 01:55
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
27 Variation 26: quarter note = 168, In a militant manner 01:09
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
28 Variation 27: (quarter note = 72) Tenderly, and with a hopeful expression 04:46
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29 Variation 28: quarter note = 160 01:22
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30 Variation 29: quarter note = 144-152 00:32
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31 Variation 30: (quarter note = 84) 02:18
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32 Variation 31: (quarter note = 106) 00:55
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33 Variation 32 00:57
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
34 Variation 33 00:58
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
35 Variation 34 01:02
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
36 Variation 35 01:03
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
37 Variation 36 01:22
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
38 Cadenza 02:38
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
39 Thema: Tempo I 02:40
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
Lowenthal, Jerome (piano)
40 I. quarter note = 96-104 06:06
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
Lowenthal, Jerome (piano)
41 II. senza misura (ca. 30 seconds per line) 03:14
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
Lowenthal, Jerome (piano)
42 III. quarter note = 72 01:28
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
Lowenthal, Jerome (piano)
43 IV. quarter note = 96 05:05
Oppens, Ursula (piano)
Lowenthal, Jerome (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:06:32