Emanuil Ivanov - Frederic Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated! (The Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Series) (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Theme. With Determination
02. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. I. Weaving. Delicate but Firm
03. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. II. With Firmness
04. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. III. Slightly Slower, With Expressive Nuances
05. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. IV. Marcato, With Determination
06. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. V. Dreamlike, Frozen
07. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. VI. Same Tempo as Beginning
08. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. VII. Tempo. Lightly, Impatiently
09. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. VIII. With Agility - Not Too Much Pedal - Crisp
10. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. IX. Evenly
11. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. X. Comodo, Recklessly
12. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XI. Tempo I. Like Fragments of an Absent Melody - In Strict Time
13. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XII
14. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XIII
15. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XIV. A Bit Faster, Optimistically
16. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XV. Flexible, Like an Improvisation
17. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XVI. Same Tempo as Preceding, With Fluctuations, Much Pedal
18. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XVII. Left Hand Strictly. Right Hand Freely, Roughly as in Space
19. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XVIII
20. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XIX. With Energy
21. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XX. Crisp, Precise
22. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXI. Relentless, Uncompromising
23. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXII
24. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXIII. As Fast as Possible, With Some Rubato
25. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXIV
26. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXV. With Fluctuations
27. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXVI. In a Militant Manner
28. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXVII. Tenderly, and with a Hopeful Expression
29. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXVIII
30. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXIX
31. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXX
32. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXXI
33. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXXII
34. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXXIII
35. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXXIV
36. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXXV
37. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Var. XXXVI
38. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Cadenza. With Improvisation
39. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!: Thema. Tempo I

Pianist Emanuil Ivanov, who won first prize at the 2019 Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in Italy, has recorded Frederic Rzewski’s sprawling 1975 masterpiece, The People United Will Never Be Defeated!. A maverick amongst composers of the recent past, Rzewski combined purposeful stylistic eclecticism and powerful, raw emotional content in this enormous cycle of variations on the Chilean song ¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!. As a composer himself, Emanuil revels in the improvisation opportunity right before the final restatement of the theme. This Linn debut album is part of the Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Series.

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