Re: [microsound] feldman

[cramakrishnan@xxxxxxx]

"ronnie sundin" writes:


> been posted on the lowercase list) but i am strongly considering to
> purchase the "All Piano" 4CD-set by morton feldman but don't know if
> that's a good place to start? i don't have any other works by
> feldman but think it's time to start checking him
> out. recommendations?

I would recommend the New Albion recording that pairs "Rothko Chapel"
and "Why Patterns?".  I hope it's still in print...

Feldman has several different phases but the only one I know well is
his later phase where he was writing a lot music for flute,
glockenspiel, and piano.  "Why Patterns?" is representative of that
style and will allow you to decide if you want to plunk down and buy 4
hours of that sort of thing.

"Rothko Chapel" is just a really beautiful peice.

Another recording you might want to look into is "For Samuel Beckett".
It's from his later period and has a similar sense to it, but it's
arranged for a larger ensemble and isn't as sparse as the
piano/glock/flute stuff.

- sekhar

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C. Ramakrishnan        cramakrishnan@xxxxxxx