Rzewski North American Ballad No. 4

[pies]

Wow.  Great piece. Such a contrast to no. 3.

[jre58591]

indeed. it is my favorite of the currently recorded 4. the bass clusters and that repeated left hand, imo, replicate a cottom mill perfectly. the monotony before that bluesy section is also a nice contrast. at the end, i love how he created the effect of the cottom mill going out of control. btw, does anyone have any word on rzewski's 5th north american ballade (it makes a long time man feel bad)? im anxious to see/hear it.

[pies]

for those who haven't heard the piece:
https://media.putfile.com/mp3-loooo

[jre58591]

for those who haven't heard the piece:
https://media.putfile.com/mp3-loooo

ah nice, good job posting hamelin's rec. its the best one out there, imo. however, i fear that nils will remove this link.

[mephisto]

Great piece, love it to death.

Anyway the best rec I have heard was from the Richter competition by a very good asian pianist. It had more spark than Hamelin and it was of course a vid(I don't have it).

[rob47]

True, this is a crazy piece

tha WOOKIE (yung wook yoo) slightly owns hamelin i think

[houseofblackleaves]

Anyone heard Yarden's interpretation?

https://www.piano-e-competition.com/ecompetition/videos_2006.asp

It fits well with her other repertoire, like the Kurtag.

[pies]

Anyone heard Yarden's interpretation?

https://www.piano-e-competition.com/ecompetition/videos_2006.asp

It fits well with her other repertoire, like the Kurtag.

If I were a judge in that competition, I'd give her first prize just for performing the piece.

[thierry13]

If I were a judge in that competition, I'd give her first prize just for performing the piece.

Well maybe not. Still... very hard piece, amazing one too