The simply titled Çedille album Fred features three compositions of expatriate American master Frederic Rzewski played by Chicago-based contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird. Although Rzewski has never signed a high-profile recording deal, he has managed to place his works with smaller firms going back into the 1960s. As a result, most of his output has been recorded in one way or another, often with top-notch ensembles such as eighth blackbird. The playing is crisp, accurate, and faithful to the letter of Rzewski's ...
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The simply titled Çedille album Fred features three compositions of expatriate American master Frederic Rzewski played by Chicago-based contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird. Although Rzewski has never signed a high-profile recording deal, he has managed to place his works with smaller firms going back into the 1960s. As a result, most of his output has been recorded in one way or another, often with top-notch ensembles such as eighth blackbird. The playing is crisp, accurate, and faithful to the letter of Rzewski's mixture of specific and open-ended instructions. The key work on Fred is Rzewski's Pocket Symphony, "pocket" sized only in respect to the diminutive dimensions of eighth blackbird, for whom it was written in 2000. Pocket Symphony is a very ensemble-friendly commission, as everyone in the group gets to show off a little. Rzewski is not afraid to evoke Romantic gestures in order to state his aims, and sometimes the music nods to examples such as Milhaud and Stravinsky. The only misstep...
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Add this copy of Fred to cart. $30.60, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2005 by CEDILLE RECORDS.
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