John zorns tzadik label issues what it claims to be the definitive recording of avantgarde neoclassical composer morton feldmans infinitely nuanced 1981. Morton feldmans avantgarde minimalism is not the avantgarde of cagexenakis where anything is music up to the point of meaninglessness, nor the minimalism of glassreich where a motif is neurotically repeated ad nauseam. The first three pieces are early essays in composition. There are principally two concepts in effect at the musical surface of the piano piece three hands. Morton feldman speaks to beethoven the piano in my life.
Looking through feldmans body of work, its striking how many vocal pieces he wrote. This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed that they have the. Morton feldman s avantgarde minimalism is not the avantgarde of cagexenakis where anything is music up to the point of meaninglessness, nor the minimalism of glassreich where a motif is neurotically repeated ad nauseam. Early and unknown piano works morton feldman petrina. Find morton feldman credit information on allmusic. Three voices for mezzo soprano and tape or for 3 voices. Nov 12, 2012 a guide to morton feldmans music dont be daunted by his fivehourlong string quartet feldman offers a truly intimate encounter with the substance of sound tom service. Morton feldman january 12, 1926 september 3, 1987 was an american composer a major figure in 20thcentury music, feldman was a pioneer of indeterminate music, a development associated with the experimental new york school of composers also including john cage, christian wolff, and earle brown. This is the first substantial overview of the series and. If one is going to look seriously at presentday definitions of minimalism, one must first acknowledge the essential problem the word minimal. Despite the everexpanding body of scholarly research on feldmans music, the seventeen published and three surviving, unpublished graphs that he produced over a period of seventeen years 195067 have been largely ignored.
And he had his studio on a proletarian street, on fourteenth street and sixth avenue. Morton feldman some links home page morton feldman john cage radio conversations 19661967 12345 interview in 1967 interview in 1986 collected writings of morton feldman. However, in his late work a fascination with musical patterns what feldman may call a musical image emerged. If youre interested in exploring some of my recordings, the newest is spilled out from tangles, an album of solo works written for me by lawrence dunn, sivan eldar, nomi epstein and lisa illean released on.
If youre interested in exploring some of my recordings, the newest is spilled out from tangles, an album of solo works written for me by lawrence dunn, sivan eldar, nomi epstein and lisa illean released on hcr on 24 april. Three voices is both typical and deeply atypical of feldmans work. The score is a single page with fifteen bits of music scattered across it. Some links home page morton feldman john cage radio conversations 19661967 12345 interview in 1967 interview in 1986 collected writings of morton feldman.
Get the guaranteed best price on classical vinyl like the morton feldman for bunita marcus at musicians friend. Feldmans compositional output from the late 70s until his death is typically regarded as his late period, and is characterized by pieces of long duration. Composed in 1953, this is the last of the intermission series. Download torrent morton feldman fast and easy torrent search. The viola in my life t he music on this recording illustrates the essential integrity of the work of morton feldman 19261987 and one of its fundamental strengthsits continuously unfolding unanimity of purpose.
At the age of twelve he studied piano with madame maurinapress, who had been a pupil of busoni, and it was she who instilled in feldman a vibrant musicality. He worked in the family business until he was fortyfour years old, and he. In rare instances, a publisher has elected to have a zero moving wall, so their current issues are available. Morton feldman interviewed by charles amirkhanian at the exploratoriums speaking of music series in san francisco, january 30, 1986. Morton feldmans mysterious musical landscapes, by alex ross.
Morton feldman was born on january 12, 1926 in new york city, new york, usa. Composing by numbers the graphic scores 19501967 feldman edition 9, an album by james fulkerson on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Morton feldman, speaking of music at the exploratorium in. Download va1830 kate morton il giardino dei segreti. And, having given up my copy of the beethoven sonatas for lost, i bought a new copy from dover and have started working on the sonata in d, op. Feldmans original intention was that a singer would perform one part while being accompanied by prerecordings of the two other parts. Find morton feldmans songs, tracks, and other music. Morton feldman was a big, brusque jewish guy from woodside, queensthe son of a manufacturer of childrens coats. Claron mcfadden sop, charles van tassel bassbar, the barton workshop, james fulkerson tbn 71 minutes. Most of the music heard on this cd will contradict your expectations. At the time he was composing short scriabinesque pieces, until in 1941 he began to study composition with wallingford riegger. A double cd of music for multiple pianos from what is arguably the most experimental and interesting period of morton feldmans development as a composer. Feldmans sense of material is just as concentrated as in his early work.
Like so many of feldmans scores, three voices has a unique, lingering. Charles amirkhanian interviews morton feldman and asks right at the top. If file is multipart dont forget to check all parts before downloading. Feldman, a contemporary of john cage, wrote compositions of serene, delicate, and translucent depths. Feldman, morton listen online, download, sheet music. A guide to morton feldmans music dont be daunted by his fivehourlong string quartet feldman offers a truly intimate encounter with the substance of sound tom service. Pdf music as performance gestures, sound and energy.
Intermission 6 again 1953, and piano three hands 1957. Feldman selects specific pitches which either refer back to the same pitch class within the last two or three events 2, or in. His music is famously idiosyncratic, but, in many cases, the way he presented it is also unusual because, in the 1950s and 1960s, he often composed in nonstandard musical notations, including a groundbreaking variety on graph paper that facilitated deliberately imprecise specifications of pitch and, at times, other. Morton feldman neither pdf 30 mb 20110510 1 0 avantgarde, modern. Listen to rothko chapel 5, rothko chapel 2 and more from morton feldman. Three voices for mezzo soprano and tape or for 3 voices ue21409. Feldman selects specific pitches which either refer back to the same pitch class within the last two or three events 2, or in which the harmonic spectra above a given fundamental. Download torrent morton feldman fast and easy torrent. In next page click regular or free download and wait certain amount of time usually around 30 seconds until. Some of the pieces have been very rarely performed or recorded, and have probably never been in better hands.
I cant reproduce it here for reasons, but you can get an idea of what it looks like from the photo on my post from 10 october 2010. There are few composers of his generation whose first and last published work in feldmans case journey to. Morton feldman s mysterious musical landscapes, by alex ross. Music for piano and strings by morton feldman vol 2. The moving wall represents the time period between the last issue available in jstor and the most recently published issue of a journal. Morton feldman 19261987 was a pal of john cages but while they share some qualities inspiration from modern art, dance, etc, morty from brooklyn is a bit closer to the classitradition. With a selection of works spanning over seventy years, this disc features henry cowells sonata for violin and piano 194546, wolpes second piece for violin alone 1966, george antheils sonata no. As the voice twists and turns, rises and falls, folding on itself in complicated repetitions and variations, we are conscious both of the intricacy of the patternmaking and the. For the feldman, im taking a break from the long, late pieces for a bit and looking at small things from the 1950s. Morton feldman is widely regarded as one of americas greatest composers. A guide to morton feldmans music music the guardian. Nov 10, 2010 ive been playing feldmans intermission 6 lately.
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