Morton Feldman: First Recordings, 1950s

Morton Feldman (Composer), Philipp Vandré (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Philipp Vandré
• Composer: Morton Feldman
• Audio CD (June 22, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mode
• ASIN: B00000J8RO
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #395,417 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great compliment to "The Ecstacy of the Moment" CD, July 29, 1999

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Sparky P. "jsparkyp" (composer, all around nice guy, yada yada yada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Morton Feldman: First Recordings, 1950s (Audio CD)

Continuing the exploration of Feldman's early writing career, this disc contains many hitherto unreleased and unpublished works. Included therein is Morty's only piece for magnetic tape, called "Intersection." This makes a fine companion to Earle Brown's "Octet" (found on the hatArt disc, The New York School 2). The following piece, "Nature Pieces," shows Feldman at times sounding very close to early John Cage (don't believe me? Compare the first and third pieces to Cage's "Metamorphesis" with its walking, meandering figures; the fourth and "Dream" with its soft modal melody and saturation from the pedal). As a special bonus, the audio portion to a film about Jackson Pollock is also included, with music for two 'cellists by Feldman. Pollock speaks in the film as well. All of the performances are great and goes along with the Barton Ensemble disc very well. It will only be a matter of time before every work by Feldman gets attention and recorded.

5.0 out of 5 stars You just have to have it!, November 8, 2003

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This review is from: Morton Feldman: First Recordings, 1950s (Audio CD)

This is a great relase. If you appreciate Mr Feldman's music you just have to have it. Just don't care about negative reviews. The "historical" recordings of "Jackson Pollock" etc are just great. And the new recordings come in good time too.