Frederic Rzewski: Unite! – Benyamin Nuss

North American Ballads
1. Dreadful memories (nach Aunt Molly Jackson)
2. Which side are you on? (nach Florence Reese)
3. Down by the riverside
4. Winsboro coton mill blues
Mayn Yingele
1. Thema: Variation 1 (Espressivo) – Variation 2
2. Variation 3 (Espressivo, in un tempo flessibile) – Variation 4 (Tempo giusto) – Variation 5
3. Variation 6 (Faster) – Variation 7: Tempo I (Tenderly)
4. Variation 8 (pp sempre e staccato) – Variation 9 – Variation 10 (Meno mosso, espressivo)
5. Variation 11 (Ancora meno mosso)
6. Variation 12 (Piu mosso. Legato, sussurrato) – Variation 13 (Sempre legato. Mormorando)
7. Variation 14 (Sempre legato, ma piu agitato) – Variation 15 (Marcato, eccitato) – Variation 16 (Piu mosso)
8. Variation 17 – Variation 18
9. Variation 19 (Piu mosso) – Variation 20 (Ancora piu mosso)
10. Variation 21 (Meno mosso)
11. Variation 22 (Meno mosso)
12. Variation 23 (Free tempo, espressivo)
13. Variation 24 (Each bar different in duration from the preceding one, but becoming generally progressively longer)
The people united will never be defeated – 36 Variations on “El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido”
1. Thema
2. Variation 1 (Weaving, delicate but firm)
3. Variation 2 (With firmness)
4. Variation 3 (Slightly slower, with expressive nuances)
5. Variation 4 (Marcato)
6. Variation 5 (Dreamlike, frozen)
7. Variation 6 (Same tempo as beginning)
8. Variation 7 (Tempo: Lightly, impatiently)
9. Variation 8 (With agility, not too much pedal, crisp)
10. Variation 9 (Evenly)
11. Variation 10 (Comodo, recklessly)
12. Variation 11 (TempoI: Like fragments of an absent melody – in strict time)
13. Variation 12
14. Variation 13
15. Variation 14 (A bit faster, optimistacally)
16. Variation 15 (Flexible, like an improvisation)
17. Variation 16 (Same tempo as preceding, with fluctuations, much pedal)
18. Variation 17 (Left hand strictly. Right hand freely, roughly in space)
19. Variation 18
20. Variation 19 (With energy)
21. Variation 20 (Crisp, precise)
22. Variation 21 (Relentless, uncompromising)
23. Variation 22
24. Variation 23 (As fast as possible, with some rubato)
25. Variation 24
26. Variation 25
27. Variation 26 (In a militant manner)
28. Variation 27 (Tenderly, with a hopeful expression – Cadenza)
29. Variation 28
30. Variation 29
31. Variation 30
32. Variation 31
33. Variation 32
34. Variation 33
35. Variation 34
36. Variation 35
37. Variation 36
38. Improvisation
39. Thema: Tempo I
40. Improvisation II
41. Improvisation III

Benyamin Nuss

Reference: 0302804BC
Barcode: 0885470028040
Length: 2:00:38
Label: Berlin Classics