Perpetual Motion
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Brand: SonyEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-10-02
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in C Major K. 159
- Bach: Two-Part Invention No. 13
- Debussy: "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum" from Children's Corner
- Chopin: Mazurka in F-sharp Minor
- Bach: "Prelude" from Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin
- Chopin: Etude in C-sharp Minor
- Chopin: Mazurka in F-sharp Minor
- Bach: Three-Part Invention No. 10
- Tchaikovsky: Melody in E-flat
- Brahms: "Presto in G-Minor I after Bach"
- Bach: "Prelude" from Suite for Unaccompanied Cello 1
- Bach: Three-Part Invention No. 15
- Paganini: Moto Perpetuo
- Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in D Minor K. 213
- Bach: Two-Part Invention No. 6
- Beethoven: "Adagio sostenuto" from "Moonlight" Sonata
- Bach: Two-Part Invention No. 11
- Beethoven: Seven Variations on "God Save The King"
- Bach: Three-Part Invention No. 7
- Paganini: Moto Perpetuo (Bluegrass version)
Music reviews of Perpetual Motion
Music Review: Interesting
Rating: 3 Stars
Purchased based on mention by Orson Scott Card in his Greensboro Rhino Times column. Unusual instrument for these pieces. Performed with considerable skill; some enjoyment based on novelty value. Quite beautiful for a banjo.
Description of Perpetual Motion
Bela Fleck is one of the greatest five-string banjo players performing today. Beginning in the 1970s, he honed his lightning-fast chops performing bluegrass, then moved on to contemporary jazz and fusion sounds. With this album, he broadens his horizons once again by performing an entire program of classical music transcriptions. Reminiscent of classical guitar albums by John Williams (who makes a guest appearance here), the disc traverses a wide range of repertoire--from Chopin mazurkas to Bach's Two and Three Part Inventions. Throughout, Fleck displays a feathery touch on his banjo, and his instrument offers a pleasant, brassy tone with very little twang. The technique he displays on Perpetual Motion is astounding and a refreshing change of pace from the smooth grooves found on the banjoist's Flecktones recordings. The arrangements are generally minimalist and understated, but violinist Joshua Bell, bassist Edgar Meyer, mandolinist Chris Thile, and percussionist Evelyn Glennie join in on this groundbreaking disc. Bluegrass purists may be disappointed (this is a far cry from the free-spirited, folksy abandon found on Sony's Short Trip Home and Appalachian Journey CDs), but classical fans will be astounded by how perfectly natural Fleck's banjo sounds on these works. --Jason VerlindeGeneral CDs
- Styles > Classical
- Chamber Music > General
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( B ) > Bach, Johann Sebastian
- Beethoven, Ludwig van
- Brahms, Johannes
- ( D ) > Debussy, Claude
- ( P ) > Paganini, Niccol?
- ( S ) > Scarlatti, Domenico
- ( T ) > Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich > All Works by Tchaikovsky
- Forms & Genres > Sonatas > Sonatinas
- Suites
- Symphonies > Sinfonia
- Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > Forms & Genres > Chamber Music
- General
- Instruments > Strings > Cello
- Violin
- Country > General
- Bluegrass > Contemporary
- General
- Rock > Jam Bands > Bluegrass Jam Bands
- Bach, Johann Sebastian - Works by J.S. Bach
- Beethoven, Ludwig van - Works by Beethoven
- Brahms, Johannes - Works by Brahms
- Debussy, Claude - Works by Debussy
- Classical - Featured Composers, A-Z - ( P ) - Paganini, Niccol? - General
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