People United Will Always Be Defeated

[tompilk]

Hullo!
I decided to post this here, not as a finished product but for people to comment on the structure and how I can make it better.
I want to play Rzewski's The People United Will Never Be Defeated but alas it's 50mins long... and some parts are verry difficult.
I've made a 2min arrangement of the theme and added my own crummby left hand (kind of on the spur of the moment).
OK, also I normally put variation 13 in after the twinkly bit before the return of the chordy finale type thing, but I haven't played it for ages and I just wanted to post it up here quickly and get some opinions. If people hate it, then I'll stop! (I know some people loathe cuts but in a piece like this, It's impossible to get it to a piece I can play for parents, grandma's and friends etc.!)
Thanks,
Tom
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw9Ii1J6J2M

[donjuan]

Can't really condense 50 minutes into 2..

I'd say make a decent piece (7-10 minutes) out of it.  Liszt made 4 hour operas into 15-20 minute fantasies.  And take multiple melodies from the original to make sure you don't pull a Maksim.

If time is an issue when Granny comes to visit, play short pieces that are supposed to be short.  Now these are family members who will applaud and support you no matter what, so it's a bad idea to do stuff based on feedback from them.

that said, it's great that you are thinking about music this way!  i actually liked what you did except for the chord part which you repeated 2x, where you could pound out the melodic top note more to make the listener know whos boss.