A landmark in contemporary piano literature, The Road is Frederic Rzewski’s epic cycle—nearly nine hours of music composed between 1995 and 2003. Conceived as a “novel for piano,” it fuses storytelling, improvisation, political reflection, and virtuosity across 65 pieces. With references ranging from jazz and folk to Tolstoy and Gogol, Rzewski maps a musical journey as unpredictable and rich as life itself.

Pianist Daan Vandewalle, Rzewski’s close collaborator and dedicatee of many works, offers a deeply informed interpretation shaped by years of dialogue with the composer. His performance brings out the full spectrum of Rzewski’s vision—intimate, radical, and defiantly human.

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