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Perpetual Motion |  | Artists: Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Evelyn Glennie, Joshua Bell, Gary Hoffman, John [guitar] Williams, Domenico Scarlatti, Johann Sebastian Bach, Claude Debussy, Fryderyk Chopin, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, Niccolo Paganini, Ludwig van Beethoven
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $9.99
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Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 20683
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 89610
UPC: 696998961029
EAN: 0696998961029
ASIN: B00005OSX6
Release Date: October 2, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | 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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Amazon.com
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 Verlinde
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 Interesting October 31, 2009
Andrew Morton (Eastern North Carolina USA)
Purchased based on mention by Orson Scott Card in his Greensboro Rhino Times column. Unusual instrument for these pieces. Performed with considerable skill; some enjoyment based on novelty value. Quite beautiful for a banjo.
 wow July 12, 2009
Indigo Bunting (Missouri)
This is amazing. Well-chosen classical music, beautifully played on, of all things, a banjo. Only Bela Fleck could carry that off! I love this album!!
mind blowing June 13, 2009
Shannon E. Adams (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Classical pieces rewritten for Banjo? Even knowing Bela's music from his early days in Newgrass Revival, I felt a bit confused. This music is simply glorious, surprising and mind bending. I have lent it to various friends across all the musical genres, and every one of them have reluctantly returned the CD, saying they did not want to give it back, it was so beautiful. Bela chose his co-musicians for the maximum expertise and knowledge needed to pull this off. And he did, incredibly.
Outstanding May 14, 2009
OH Packerfan (Cincinnati, OH United States)
This meeting of bluegrass & classical spawned its own little sub-genre a few years back, with excellent entries from Bela, Edgar Meyer, & Mark O'Connor, in various combinations with each other & such other fine musicians as Chris Thile, Mike Marshall, Sam Bush, Joshua Bell, Yo Yo Ma & others.
To my ear, this is as fine an entry into this category as any. The music is varied and rich in its diversity. The playing, of course, is flawless. The opening piece, Scarlatti's Keyboard Sonata in C Major, sets things in motion wonderfully. The Debussy features Bell & cellist Gary Hoffman. Chopin's Mazurka in F Sharp Minor, is deftly handled by Bell & Fleck. I love Chris Thile, & his contributions, particularly on Bach's Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia) No. 10 with Edgar Meyer, is short but tasty. One of my personal favorites was Evelyn Glennie on the Brahms piece, which is lively. Who would have thought vibes & banjo go together so well? (I also am ashamed to confess that I had been ignorant of Ms Glennie's work b/f this disk came out).
I do acknowledge what some reviewers say that sometimes the disk does sound like it was recorded in a deep, dark well. Perhaps, as some have speculated, they felt they needed to do some of that for technical reasons which I can't appreciate. Regardless, this minor quibble doesn't detract, or take away even 1/2 a star.
Honestly, I would put this ahead of either Uncommon Ritual or Music for Two, in part b/c of the diversity that comes with playing with lots of different musicians, and right up there with Short Trip Home at the top of this subgenre.
Masterpiece.... September 1, 2008
p-diggity
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What else can you say - Bela fleck is a natural phenomenon and has created one of the most bewilderingly impressive feats on a banjo you will ever hear. The album is simply a masterpiece. I watched this live many years ago and was amazed - a life changing performance. Who would have ever thought you could accomplish this with a banjo - Another impressive aspect of Bela Fleck is that he has somehow managed to memorize most of the masterpieces on this album, and to see it live is mind boggling. This is a once in a lifetime performance by one of the most talented musicians to ever live. It's a privilege to have been able to experience it and I highly recommend the album, especially to Bach and Beethoven fans - you will be blown away.
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