Rzewski: "Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues" from Four North American Ballads for Piano

[@robert-skibelo]

Great performance, and from memory too. Very impressive.

[@princeton08540]

not from memory. don't you see the ipad with the notation on it right in front of him, within the piano?

[@mlebron20]

@@princeton08540
Can’t say that I saw him do more than glance at it a moment here and there.
I’d say he’s got it in his head, frankly: the piece is so fast, where’s the time to read?

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

Well done Fred. Here is a dazzling showpiece that does it all. Very impressive music and performance.

[@pantoleonantonio9653]

Great piece and great performance

[@baborenon00169]

Thank’s Frederic.

[@Xyriak]

incredible

[@freespirit995]

Nice performance. It shows how strenuous playing this must be... Less lyrical and more "mechanical" than other versions available on youtube.

[@DrahomiraBiligova]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🔝

[@DavidRamos-sr8cx]

Someone need to tune the piano after that piece. 😝

[@OE1FEU]

Way too fast.

[@princeton08540]

I guess you know better than the composer

[@OE1FEU]

@@princeton08540 I heard the composer play this piece in 2018. Anything further you want to discuss?

[@henry_pj18]

@@OE1FEU classical music people on youtube try not to be insufferable know-it-alls challenge (impossible)

[@marianneamos8457]

@@henry_pj18 imagine yourself at the keyboard for just 30 painful seconds…