Musical Sunday

With his variation work The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, the American composer Frederic Rzewski (1938 – 2021) created one of the most important works of modern piano literature. With a playing time of almost an hour and a kaleidoscopically sparkling pluralism of styles, this composition challenges performers and audiences alike. The work was composed in 1975 in view of the upcoming 200th anniversary of the founding of the United States. However, Rzweski did not provide conventional festive music for this occasion, but a politically charged, system-critical composition based on a Chilean protest song.

Two music enthusiasts immerse themselves in the works with the audience in a deep and at the same time lively way: Marcus Imbsweiler publishes novels, including stories about composers. Timo Jouko Herrmann is a composer, violinist and guest conductor of the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra.

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