THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED!

Composer(s): Frederic Rzewski

Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle
Reference: KTC1589
Barcode: 8711801015897
Format: 1 CD
Release date: 2017-06-12
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The People United Will Never Be Defeated!

Fredric Rzewski’s The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, written in September-October of 1976, is now an acknowledged masterpiece of the later 20th century: because of its scope, its scale, its expressive power, its compositional virtuosity, and the skill of its piano writing. It was originally made for Ursula Oppens, and over the years it has been regularly performed and recorded, by her and a number of other notable performers, including the composer himself. And now Daan Vandewalle, a specialist in contemporary and experimental music, and a particularly thoughtful and exploratory performer, has engaged with this music and recorded it. The music, in my hearing , beginning in 1978 and continuing to this year, 2017, hasn’t really changed much. When first heard the piece was notably ambitious and distinctive. Though reflecting a range of other musics, it was nevertheless like nothing else. That still remains the case. And the relevance of the iece’s larger political themes have not, unfortunately, changed much either.

Daan Vandewalle

The pianist Daan Vandewalle is an internationally acclaimed performer of 20th and 21st century piano music. His repertoire consists of hundreds of pieces, integrales of most of the well-known composers of the 20th century such as Charles Ives, Olivier Messiaen, as well as numerous premieres that resulted from intense collaborations with composers of today. He has performed in a wide range of venues, from small clubs in the underground experimental music scene to established venues such as the Prague Spring festival, the Lincoln Centre in New York or Theatre des Chatelets in Paris. Apart from his work as a soloist he forms a piano-duo with the legendary Australian pianist Geoffrey Douglas Madge, and duos with cellist Arne Deforce and singer Salome Kammer. In 2017 he played the world premiere of Rzewski’s ‘’Songs of Insurrection’’ at the Concertgebouw Bruges.

1. Thema
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

2. Variation 1
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

3. Variation 2
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

4. Variation 3
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

5. Variation 4
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

6. Variation 5
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

7. Variation 6
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

8. Variation 7
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

9. Variation 8
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

10. Variation 9
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

11. Variation 10
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

12. Variation 11
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

13. Variation 12
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

14. Variation 13
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

15. Variation 14
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

16. Variation 15
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

17. Variation 16
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

18. Variation 17
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

19. Variation 18
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

20. Variation 19
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

21. Variation 20
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

22. Variation 21
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

23. Variation 22
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

24. Variation 23
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

25. Variation 24
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

26. Variation 25
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

27. Variation 26
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

28. Variation 27
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

29. Variation 28
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

30. Variation 29
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

31. Variation 30
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

32. Variation 31
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

33. Variation 32
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

34. Variation 33
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

35. Variation 34
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

36. Variation 35
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

37. Variation 36
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

38. Cadenza
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

39. Thema (2)
Composer: Frederic Rzewski
Artist(s): Daan Vandewalle

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The People United Will Never Be Defeated!

Fredric Rzewski’s The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, written in September-October of 1976, is now an acknowledged masterpiece of the later 20th century: because of its scope, its scale, its expressive power, its compositional virtuosity, and the skill of its piano writing. It was originally made for Ursula Oppens, and over the years it has been regularly performed and recorded, by her and a number of other notable performers, including the composer himself. And now Daan Vandewalle, a specialist in contemporary and experimental music, and a particularly thoughtful and exploratory performer, has engaged with this music and recorded it. The music, in my hearing , beginning in 1978 and continuing to this year, 2017, hasn’t really changed much. When first heard the piece was notably ambitious and distinctive. Though reflecting a range of other musics, it was nevertheless like nothing else. That still remains the case. And the relevance of the iece’s larger political themes have not, unfortunately, changed much either.

Daan Vandewalle

The pianist Daan Vandewalle is an internationally acclaimed performer of 20th and 21st century piano music. His repertoire consists of hundreds of pieces, integrales of most of the well-known composers of the 20th century such as Charles Ives, Olivier Messiaen, as well as numerous premieres that resulted from intense collaborations with composers of today. He has performed in a wide range of venues, from small clubs in the underground experimental music scene to established venues such as the Prague Spring festival, the Lincoln Centre in New York or Theatre des Chatelets in Paris. Apart from his work as a soloist he forms a piano-duo with the legendary Australian pianist Geoffrey Douglas Madge, and duos with cellist Arne Deforce and singer Salome Kammer. In 2017 he played the world premiere of Rzewski’s ‘’Songs of Insurrection’’ at the Concertgebouw Bruges.