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Oct 23 2006

Hot Bootleg of the Month

Posted by Jerry Bowles in Bootlegs, Classical Music, Composers, Contemporary Classical

An awesome recording of Frederic Rzewski’s “Coming Together” in a live performance by the Crash Ensemble with Gavin Friday.  Picked up directly from Rzewski himself in Kansas City by Scott Unrein.  Not available commercially.  Rzewski says it’s his favorite recording of the work. 

And you can listen to it, or download it, here.

Update:  I cheated and fixed the spelling of Fred’s name.  Be sure to check the Workspace for a new commissioning prize.

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10 Responses to “Hot Bootleg of the Month”
  1. Evan Johnson says:
    October 23, 2006 at 11:54 am

    Rzewski.

  2. Graham Rieper says:
    October 23, 2006 at 12:14 pm

    Gesundheit.

  3. Jerry Bowles says:
    October 23, 2006 at 12:37 pm

    I knew that, of course. But, I’m old. Give me a break.

  4. Scott Unrein says:
    October 23, 2006 at 1:27 pm

    The real news was that everyone can listen to the track on my podcast this week. It’s not like I’d tell folks about it and not share…heh.

  5. Jerry Bowles says:
    October 23, 2006 at 2:24 pm

    Sorry, Scott. I left out the most important part–the link. I really am getting senile.

    http://nonpop.scottunrein.org/2006/10/22/nonpop-show-016/

  6. david toub says:
    October 23, 2006 at 2:36 pm

    Thanks! Interesting performance.

    My personal preference is always going to be the original Opus One LP with Steve ben Israel (speaker), Karl Berger (vibraphone), Alvin Curran (piccolo trumpet), Jon Gibson (alto sax), Joan Kalisch (viola), Garrett List (trombone), Frederic Rzewski (piano), and Richard Youngstein (bass). It has the energy of that particular period, and i don’t know that any subsequent performance could capture it that way. Just my bias.

  7. Glenn Freeman says:
    October 23, 2006 at 4:22 pm

    Thanks, but I much prefer the Robert Ashley segment that starts the show!

  8. Caroline says:
    October 23, 2006 at 6:29 pm

    Gavin Friday is many things, but he’s not quite a ‘rapper’ as Scott describes him in his podcast.

    http://www.gavinfriday.com

  9. Scott Unrein says:
    October 23, 2006 at 6:50 pm

    Well, that’s how Rzewski described him to me, but I’ll admit that I didn’t look into it. Mea culpa.

  10. Caroline says:
    October 24, 2006 at 1:06 am

    That’s cool, Scott, it’s was great to hear Rzewski likes this version. Many thanks for including it in your podcast.

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