Morton Feldman: The Viola In My Life

Morton Feldman (Artist, Composer, Conductor), viola; A. Ajemain, violin; S. Barab, cello; D. Tudor, piano; P. Robison, flute; A. Bloom, clarinet; R. DesRoches, percussion; M. Raimondi, violin; P. Jacobs, piano; Y. Takahashi, piano; A. Fromme, trombone; and others K. Phillips (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

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• Performer: viola; A. Ajemain, violin; S. Barab, cello; D. Tudor, piano; P. Robison, flute; A. Bloom, clarinet; R. DesRoches, percussion; M. Raimondi, violin; P. Jacobs, piano; Y. Takahashi, piano; A. Fromme, trombone; and others K. Phillips
• Conductor: Morton Feldman
• Composer: Morton Feldman
• Audio CD (November 1, 2006)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: New World Records
• ASIN: B000J0ZPDS
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #397,044 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars First-rate Feldman, but then all of his work is..., April 23, 2008

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This is a fine CD reissue of an early LP that helped put Feldman on the map, and the original album is amply augmented with a recording of the 30-minute "Why Patterns?", featuring Feldman himself at the piano (along with flute and glockenspiel/vibes.) The other two works ("The Viola In My Life" and "False Relationships And The Extended Ending") are two of his better-known middle-period compositions. Both are for typically unusual chamber-music combinations.

Stockhausen once asked Feldman "What's your secret?" Feldman replied "Karl, I don't have a secret." Actually he did; he simply wrote down the notes he wanted to hear, and the results were always beautiful.