As a composer, Rzewski is no doubt best known for his astonishing 1975 piano work, "The People United Will Never Be Defeated." It will take another century of listening and assessment to know for sure whether comparisons made between "The People United" on the one hand and Bach's "Goldberg Variations" and Beethoven's "Diabelli Variations" on the other will maintain their legitimacy. This Composer Portrait concert won…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:38AM on April 30, 2018