MUSIC OF STRUGGLE
In this episode of American Highways, pianist Guy Livingston continues with part 3 of the series about music and politics. In today’s episode with the title “Music of Struggle”, we look at a piece of music of pianist and social activistic composer Frederick Rzewski.
This performance by Kai Schumacher at Wergo Records is a brilliant threatening and uncompromising interpretation of “The People United Will Never Be Defeated!”
More at GuyLivingston.com/radio
Theme Music: Steve Reich. The Desert Music (1984)
First Movement (Snel).
Chorus of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas & William Carlos Williams.
Nonesuch Records 79101.
Frederick Rzewski. 36 Variations on "El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido" (Because this lasts longer than an hour the end was broadcast at the end of last week’s show.)
1. Variations 7-12 (7:44)
2. Variations 19-24 (7:00)
3. Variations 25-30 (14:28)
4. Variations 31-36 (8:19)
5. Variations 13-18 (10:39)
6. Cadenza (4:00)
7. Theme 2 (3:47)
Kai Schumacher, piano
Wergo 67302
