Emanuil Ivanov sensational performance at the Wigmore Hall of Rzewski ‘ The People United will never be defeated ’ A staggering performance of total mastery and musical communication – a happening as never before!
Sensational is the only way to describe the performance today and I have heard Ursula Oppens who commissioned it and Kholodenko in London recently. Both magnificent performances but today this impossible piece took wing as we sat mesmerised by a kaleidoscope of chameleonic colour and character that kept a rapt audience hypnotised by a tour de force of unbelievable mastery. A true mastery that of musical communication no matter what the odds
And after almost an hour a simple song without words to calm the earth shattering atmosphere .
Rzewski liked Mendelssohn Emanuil told me in the green room .
Of course but would Mendelssohn have like Rzewski
