Perpetual Motion
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Edition: Music CDCD 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)
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Free Music Review: Amazing and beautiful
Hit: 5 Stars
Fleck's 2001 disc `Perpetual Motion' is by far his most ambitious foray into virtuosity, performing classical works by Bach, Scarlatti and Chopin.
And he does it without really showing off. He only tackles mazurkas, fugues and Bach classical inventions on the five-string banjo, a simple instrument for which this music was never conceived.
I once flirted with playing the banjo, and it wasn't an easy task, even trying to play 'Uncle Pen'.
But the man must be possessed to play it like Bela does. Alternating between delicate and complicated, slow to fast, Fleck gets about as much out of the humble banjo as anyone possibly could. He plays it precisely and with a light touch, with respect for the music and his instrument.
Some reviewers think it pretentious of Fleck to attempt a banjo foray into the classical genre. That's bunk. How is virtuosity measured, after all? By playing many genres: classical, bluegrass, pop, jazz, Indian, fusion. And by playing them well.
Fleck wasn't awarded a Grammy for this recording just by looking pretty. He earned it.
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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 VerlindeClassical Music CDs
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