Frederic Rzewski
Born: 13th April 1938, Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A
Nationality: American
Frederic Anthony Rzewski was an American composer and pianist, considered to be one of the most important American composer-pianists of his time. From 1977 on, he lived primarily in Belgium. His major compositions, which often incorporate social and political themes, include the minimalist Coming Together and the variation set The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, which has been called "a modern classic".
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Igor Levit plays music by Bach, Beethoven, and Rzewski
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- 4 North American Ballads (8)
- A Life (dedicated to the memory of John Cage) (1)
- A Mensch (from Dreams) (1)
- Amoramaro (1)
- Attica (2)
- Chain of Thought (1)
- Coming Together (5)
- De Profundis (6)
- Dear Diary (1)
- Down By The Riverside (1)
- Dreams (1)
- Dreams, Pt. I (1)
- Dreams, Pt. II (1)
- Fantasia for piano (2)
- Fougues (1)
- Four Hands (1)
- Four North American Ballads: No. 4. Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues (12)
- Four Pieces (2)
- Hard Cuts (2)
- Humanitas (1)
- Les Moutons de Panurge (2)
- Logique (1)
- Mayn Yingele (My Little Son) (8)
- Michael Bakunin,Rentier (1)
- Moonrise with Memories (1)
- Nano Sonatas, Book 4, 'Peace Dances' (1)
- Night Crossing with Fisherman (2)
- No Place to Go but Around (1)
- Piano Piece No. 4 (2)
- Piano Pieces (4) (3)
- Piano Sonata (2)
- Pocket Symphony (1)
- Requiem (Part I) (1)
- Rubinstein in Berlin (1)
- Saints and Sinners (2)
- Second Hand, or Alone at Last (2)
- Shtick (1)
- Songs Of Insurrection (1)
- Spells (Thinking of Jelly Roll Morton) (2)
- Spots (1)
- Steptangle (2)
- Study II (Dreams) (1)
- Tabakrauch (1)
- The Housewife's Lament (3)
- The People United Will Never Be Defeated! (22)
- The Road (3)
- Three Piano Pieces (1)
- To His Coy Mistress (2)
- To the Earth (7)
- Two North American Ballads (1)
- War Songs (1)
- Whangdoodles (2)
- Which Side Are You On (1)
- Whimwhams (1)
- Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues (2)
- Winter Nights (1)
- Worried (1)
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Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!
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Special offer. Hallelujah Junction: Adams, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Bernstein
Lukas Geniušas (piano), Anna Geniushene (piano)
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2025, Piano
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Igor Levit: The Life Album
Igor Levit (piano)
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, November 2018
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th October 2018
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year (piano)
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Finalist - Instrumental
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Instrumental
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Igor Levit plays Bach, Beethoven, Rzewski
Igor Levit (piano)
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th October 2015
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2015, Disc of the Month
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Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Winner - Instrumental
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