Béla Fleck - Perpetual Motion
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Track List: Perpetual Motion
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- Keyboard Son in C, K.159, L. 104 - Bela Fleck/Chris ThileDownload & Buy
- Two-Part Invention No.13, BWV 784 - Bela Fleck/Evelyn GlennieDownload & Buy
- Children's Corner: Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum - Bela Fleck/Joshua Bell/Gary HoffmanDownload & Buy
- Mazurk in f#, Op.59 No.3 - Bela Fleck/John WilliamsDownload & Buy
- Partita No.3, BWV 1006: Prld - Bela FleckDownload & Buy
- Etude in c#, Op.10 No.4 - Bela Fleck/Gary HoffmanDownload & Buy
- Mazurka in f#, Op.6 No.1 - Bela Fleck/Joshua BellDownload & Buy
- Three-Part Invention (Sinf) No.10, BWV 796 - Bela Fleck/Chris Thile/Edgar MeyerDownload & Buy
- Melody in E flat - Bela Fleck/Edgar MeyerDownload & Buy
- Five Studies: Presto in g I After Bach - Bela Fleck/Evelyn GlennieDownload & Buy
- Ste No.1, BWV 1007: Prld - Bela FleckDownload & Buy
- Three-Part Invention (Sinf) No.15, BWV 801 - Bela Fleck/Joshua Bell/Evelyn GlennieDownload & Buy
- Moto Perpetuo, Op.11 No.2 - Bela Fleck/Edgar MeyerDownload & Buy
- Keyboard Son in d, K.213, L. 108 - Bela Fleck/Chris ThileDownload & Buy
- Two-Part Invention No.6 BWV 777 - Bela Fleck/Edgar MeyerDownload & Buy
- Pno Son NO.14 in c#: Adagio Sostenuto - Bela Fleck/Gary Hoffman/Edgar MeyerDownload & Buy
- Two-Part Invention No.11, BWV 782 - Bela Fleck/Evelyn GlennieDownload & Buy
- Seven Vars On 'God Save The King' - Bela Fleck/John WilliamsDownload & Buy
- Three-Part Invention (Sinf) No.7, BWV 793 - Bela Fleck/John WilliamsDownload & Buy
- Moto Perpetuo, Op.11 No.2 (Bluegrass Version) - Bela Fleck/James Bryan SuttonDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Perpetual Motion
- Release Date:
- 10/02/2001
- Label:
- Sony
- UPC:
- 696998961029
User Reviews: Perpetual Motion
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Believe it or not!
, November 13, 2001Reviewer: obrotherwhereartthou - See all obrotherwhereartthou's reviewsThis is some of the best classical picking you will hear on any album, and yes it's all on banjo! I fell in love with his classical repetoire at a concert when I knew not whom he was. He lends a warmth and broad emotional spectrum to the least likely instrument. If you like classical, pick up this semi-"Pickin on Classical". You'll fall in love with, of all instruments, the banjo.
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Pro Reviews: Perpetual Motion
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck has certainly broken more boundaries than any other picker in recent memory, from his early days performing bluegrass-inspired folk compositions on Rounder in the late '70s to his quirky jazz freak-outs with the Flecktones throughout the '90s. In late 2001, this peculiar innovator released an album of banjo interpretations of classical works by Bach, Chopin, and Scarlatti. Before classical purists roll their eyes, they must remember that the banjo hasn't always been seen as the instrument of choice of backwoods musicians in the Appalachian mountains, but as recently as the 1940s was used as a primary rhythm instrument in all manner of parlor music. That being said, Perpetual Motion is a bright and unique take on several well-known classical pieces (Moonlight Sonata, Bach's Cello Suite No. 1) as well as a number of interpretations of Bach's two-part and three-part inventions. These light and brief inventions act as buffers between the longer, more dramatic pieces, but end up serving as some of the highlights of the album. With Fleck often accompanied by Evelyn Glennie on marimba and Appalachia Waltz musicians Joshua Bell and Edgar Meyer on violin and bass, these short, delicate pieces weave in and out of the album, proving that the banjo can be seen in a different light altogether. Fleck's picking is uniquely unparalleled in that he can so easily dip his feet into so many different genres with an instrument that is so quickly pigeonholed. The album drifts easily into the background, which is not necessarily a detraction but, knowing the fire that Fleck can unleash from his fingertips, it would have been nice to have a few more impassioned numbers on the album. The closest the ensemble comes to really making some noise is the final track, Paganini's Moto Perpetuo (arranged in a bluegrass style), which is not necessarily more forceful, but is certainly faster and louder. - Zac Johnson, All Music Guide |
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Premiere banjo player Béla Fleck is considered one of the most innovative pickers in the world and has done much to demonstrate the versatility of his instrument, which he uses to play everything from traditional bluegrass to progressive jazz. He wa...Full Béla Fleck Biography
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