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A Sudden Chat with Paul Lewis about Beethoven & Schubert

Substituting for the suddenly indisposed Janine Jensen, pianist Paul Lewis shares his ideas on his global Schubert project, classical repertoire focus and views on titans Beethoven vs. Schubert. Read more

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perprocrastinate

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Rzewski

on: February 10, 2014, 02:22:02 AM

I listened to his set of variations, The People United Will Never Be Defeated! twice today, and enjoyed every moment of it. I know some people really detest his avant-garde style and atonality, but I find his blending of contemporary and classical styles to be masterful. I also find his musical language to be somewhat humorous in a way, not quite like that of Alkan, but it's really something.

Here's a recording by pianist Ursula Oppens, if anyone's interested.