Perpetual Motion

1	Keyboard Sonata in C Majo
2	Two-Part Invention No. 13
3	Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassu
4	Mazurka in F-Sharp Minor
5	Prelude From Partita No.
6	Etude in C-Sharp Minor
7	Mazurka in F-Sharp Minor
8	Three-Part Invention No.
9	Melody in E-Flat
10	Presto in G Minor I After
11	Prelude From Suite For Un
12	Three-Part Invention No.
13	Moto Perpetuo
14	Keyboard Sonata in D Mino
15	Two-Part Invention No. 6
16	Adagio Sostenuto From Moo
17	Two-Part Invention No. 11
18	Seven Variations on "God
19	Three-Part Invention No.
20	Moto Perpetuo
Perpetual Motion
1.	Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 159 (L. 104) "La caccia" - arranged for banjo & mandolin 2:16
	Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
	Performed by Béla Fleck and Chris Thile
2.	Two part invention for keyboard No. 13 in A minor, BWV 784 1:35
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by Evelyn Glennie and Béla Fleck
	Additional Notes: arranged for banjo & marimba~arranged by Fleck, Béla~arranged by Meyer, Edgar
3.	Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 2:29
	Composed by Claude Debussy
	Performed by Joshua Bell, Gary Hoffman and Béla Fleck
	Additional Notes: arranged for banjo, violin & cello~arranged by Fleck, Béla~arranged by Meyer, Edgar
4.	Mazurka for piano No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 59/3, CT 88 3:40
	Composed by Frédéric Chopin
	Performed by Béla Fleck and John Williams [guitar]
	Additional Notes: arranged for banjo & guitar~arranged by Fleck, Béla~arranged by Meyer, Edgar
5.	Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Prelude - arranged for banjo 3:50
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by Béla Fleck
6.	Etude for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17 2:17
	Composed by Frédéric Chopin
	Performed by Gary Hoffman and Béla Fleck
	Additional Notes: arranged for banjo & cello~arranged by Fleck, Béla~arranged by Meyer, Edgar
7.	Mazurka for piano No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 6/1, CT 51 2:24
	Composed by Frédéric Chopin
	Performed by Joshua Bell and Béla Fleck
	Additional Notes: arranged for banjo & violin~arranged by Fleck, Béla~arranged by Meyer, Edgar
8.	Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia) for keyboard No. 10 in G major, BWV 796 - arranged for banjo, mandolin & bass 1:00
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck and Chris Thile
9.	Souvenir d'un lieu cher, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42: Melody in E flat major - arranged for banjo & piano 3:15
	Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
	Performed by Edgar Meyer and Béla Fleck
10.	Studies (5) for piano, Anh. 1a/1: Presto No. 1 in G minor after Bach 1:44
	Composed by Johannes Brahms
	Performed by Evelyn Glennie and Béla Fleck
	Additional Notes: arranged for banjo & marimba~arranged by Fleck, Béla~arranged by Meyer, Edgar
11.	Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Prelude - arranged for banjo 2:14
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by Béla Fleck
12.	Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia) for keyboard No. 15 in B minor, BWV 801 - arranged for banjo, violin & marimba 1:16
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by Evelyn Glennie, Joshua Bell and Béla Fleck
13.	Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo in C major for violin & guitar (or orchestra), Op. 11 (MS72) - arranged for banjo & piano 3:44
	Composed by Niccolò Paganini
	Performed by Edgar Meyer and Béla Fleck
14.	Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 213 (L. 108) "The Lover" - arranged for banjo & mandolin 3:16
	Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
	Performed by Béla Fleck and Chris Thile
15.	Two part invention for keyboard No. 6 in E major, BWV777 - arranged for banjo & bass 2:32
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by Edgar Meyer and Béla Fleck
16.	Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: Adagio sostenuto - arranged for banjo, cello & bass 5:07
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Gary Hoffman and Béla Fleck
17.	Two part invention for keyboard No. 11 in G minor, BWV782 - arranged for banjo & marimba 0:57
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by Evelyn Glennie and Béla Fleck
18.	Variations for piano in C major on "God Save the King," WoO 78 - arranged for banjo & guitar 9:08
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Performed by Béla Fleck and John Williams [guitar]
19.	Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia) for keyboard No. 7 in E minor, BWV 793 - arranged for banjo, violin & bass 2:11
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell and Béla Fleck
20.	Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo in C major for violin & guitar (or orchestra), Op. 11 (MS72): Bluegrass Version for banjo & guitar 2:38
	Composed by Niccolò Paganini
	Performed by Béla Fleck

Barnes & Noble

Banjo player Béla Fleck has traveled all over the musical map, having explored jazz, bluegrass, pop, country, and world music. Now he adds classical music to his itinerary with Perpetual Motion, an album that's as fresh and fun as it is serious and sublime. First of all, Fleck's virtuosity is a marvel. The banjo isn't the easiest instrument to get around, but Fleck tosses off the quick, slithering tune of the title track (adapted from a violin showpiece by Paganini) with breathtaking dexterity. At least part of the album's success, though, is due to the clever arrangements. In an excerpt from Debussy's Children's Corner, violinist Joshua Bell plays the melody as Fleck takes on the busily rippling accompaniment -- a beautiful effect. Bell performs on a number of tracks, and in fact the roster of guest artists could be considered an all-star band, including Edgar Meyer (bass and piano), John Williams (guitar), Evelyn Glennie (marimba), Gary Hoffman (cello), and Chris Thile (mandolin). The combination of instruments changes with every track, providing a wide variety of sounds and textures and revealing new aspects of familiar pieces. The mix of banjo, mandolin, and bass in a Bach Three-part Invention, for example, gives the music a jazzy, swinging feel, while the pairing of banjo and marimba in a Bach Allegro creates a thrillingly tactile sonority. A bluegrass version of Paganini's "Perpetual Motion," played as an encore, shows that as far as Fleck is concerned, just about any kind of music is ripe for the pickin'. Andrew Farach-Colton

All Music Guide

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