Rzewski: Let It Shine - Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
3/10/2023, 2 Tracks, 17:58
Featuring
Bobby Mitchell
Frederic Rzewski
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Composer Biography
In 1966, Frederic Rzewski co-founded Musica Elettronica Viva in Rome, an ensemble that conceived music as a collective, collaborative process with improvisation and live electronic instruments.
Performer Biography
Bobby Mitchell has premiered several of Frederic Rzewski's works, including the world premiere of "Winter Nights" and the US premiere of "Songs of Insurrection."
Composer's Artistic Vision
Frederic Rzewski's major compositions, including "Coming Together" and "The People United Will Never Be Defeated!", often incorporate social and political themes.
Compositional Technique
In "Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues", Frederic Rzewski evokes the clamour of a cotton mill by having the pianist use their entire forearms to elicit sound from the piano.
Composer Biography
Frederic Rzewski, considered one of the most important American composer-pianists of his time, began playing piano at age five and studied at Harvard and Princeton.
Performer Biography
Bobby Mitchell, the pianist on this album, has performed extensively across the Americas, Europe, Asia, South Africa, and the Middle East.
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