Frederic Rzewski

Frederic Rzewski

Born: April 13, 1938
Died: June 26, 2021
in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
Frederic Anthony Rzewski (/ˈʒɛfski/ ZHEF-skee; April 13, 1938 – June 26, 2021) was an American composer and virtuoso pianist. His major compositions, which often incorporate social and political themes, include Coming Together and the piano variations The People United Will Never Be Defeated!.

Movies for Frederic Rzewski...

Turn Your Eyes To The Present
Title: Turn Your Eyes To The Present
Character: himself
Released: August 14, 2015
Type: Movie
Gerd Conradt sits with Frederic Rzewski to have a chat on music. This conversation takes place in Montiano, Italy on August 14th, 1999.
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Rzewski Plays Rzewski
Title: Rzewski Plays Rzewski
Character: Self
Released: February 8, 2008
Type: Movie
Rzewski performs 36 Variations for Piano on "The People United Will Never Be Defeated" - the song by Sergio Ortega in this 2007 performance.
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Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza
Title: Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
A 47-minute black-and-white film by Theo Gallehr and depicts Il Gruppo in various candid stages - in interviews, setting up, recording, working with eachother, and performing onstage. The players showcased here include Bertoncini, Branchi, Evangelisti, Heineman, Kayn, Morricone, Vandor and Frederic Rzewski. It's interesting to watch the composers interact and perform spontaneously as it is to see them preparing the piano by tying horsehair around the strings and rubbing the interior with empty plastic bottles and vaccuum cleaner attachments.