Ue now digital product printed product morton feldman. The point is to compose string quartet and nothing but string quartet. On the other hand mode has done something not dissimilar, if a little less extreme, with the flux quartets recording of morton feldmans second quartet all six hours of it on a single dvd instead of five cds, achieved by producing an audioonly dvdvideo, mixed in 5. Feldman piano and orchestra for piano and orchestra universal. Also not sure why this piano quintet is called a string quartet maybe titling influence of rudi stephan via morton feldman violin and. An analysis of morton feldman s piano and string quartet by frank sani. Feldman the world will know sheet music for piano solo pdf. Piano and string quartet for piano and string quartet ue17972. Morton feldman s piano and string quartet may 2, 2016 march 3, 2017 f. Download and print thats rich sheet music for piano solo by jack feldman.
Morton feldman kronos quartet with aki takahashi piano. Piano, violin, viola, cello is feldmans last composition. Oracion for string quartet principal composer carnero, ana leira sheet music trio sonata vi for string quartet principal composer fils, anton sheet music. Covid19 update dear customers, we would like to inform you that due to the current situation concerning the novel corona virus, exit restrictions have been. Photograph of morton feldman at piano, with creative associates julius. Morton feldman works date title instruments publisher recording 19 composition horn, celesta, string quartet x 19 dear merce aka. Nov 27, 2016 the piano and the quartet stay at the same low whisper, like having a muffled conversation in a library where people are trying to read. Dec 21, 20 piano written in 1977 is a transitional work in feldman s output, between the miniature webernesque pieces of the 50s and 60s, and the vast cathedrals of sound of the 80s. It is a recording of one of morton feldmans final works many of feldmans late works are quite lengthy, and this work is no exception. The performance was being promoted as the centerpiece of a much larger feldman tribute and retrospective that was to go on for several days. As such, feldman seems to complete the artistic escapism proust was looking. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Music for piano and strings by morton feldman vol 1.
Piano and string quartet is a studio album by the kronos quartet and aki takahashi piano. Morton feldman voices and cello 1973 scorevideo youtube. Morton feldman 1926 1987 piano and string quartet 1985 a major figure in 20thcentury music, morton feldman was a pioneer of. String quartet 2 by morton feldman 19261987 performance. Piano and string quartet, a song by morton feldman, kronos. What seems to be less discussed than length, however, is the actual content of the music, or the underlying philosophy of it, or even the intention of the composer. Universal edition receives german music edition award best edition for gustav mahlers titan adieu a special event with composer david ianni in honour of the grand duke jean of luxembourg. Mar 10, 2015 further analysis of morton feldman s piano and string quartet welcome to talk classical a community covering every aspect of classical music. Here, we will concentrate on violin and string quartet, which is part of. Im talking about the 80minute piano and string quartet, the four and a half hours of for philip guston which you can hear live at the. String quartet ii in the summer of 1996, the kronos quartet was scheduled to present morton feldmans string quartet ii 1983 at the lincoln center festival in new york. A guide to morton feldmans music music the guardian. The string quartet ushered in a period in which feldman experimented with socalled long pieces. Feldman string quartet and orchestra for string quartet and.
Musical rhetoric, narrative, drama, and their negation in morton. Piano and string quartet with aki takahashi, piano album spotlight in 1990 steve reich received a grammy award for best contemporary composition for different trains as recorded by kronos on nonesuch. Piano and string quartet, an album by morton feldman, kronos quartet 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. Cd, album elektra nonesuch, elektra nonesuch, elektra nonesuch 7559793202, 9 793202, 793202. Further analysis of morton feldmans piano and string quartet. I dont have the endurance for a recording of string quartet no. Jan 17, 2002 hatnowart published string quartet ii in an edition of only 3,000 copies, which is like locking people out of museums but which might meet demand. There are only few analysis of morton feldmans 19261987 music, especially for his last phase hanninen 2004a, p. Violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, piano sheet music book by morton feldman 19261987. Morton feldman piano and string quartet 1985 youtube. Piano and string quartet composed by morton feldman.
The late morton feldman s legendary monolithic string quartet finally comes to compact disc almost 20 years after it was written, and some after it was debuted by the kronos quartet for the cbc as a live broadcast. Piano and string quartet by joan jeanrenaud, feldman, morton, kronos quartet, takahashi, aki, kronos quartet, aki takahashi, aki takahaski, hank dutt, david harrington, john sherba from amazons classical music store. Morton feldman works date title instruments publisher recording. Violin and string quartet morton feldman, christina fong, peter rundel on allmusic 2002 with this worldpremiere recording of this. The strings, also pianissimo, play mostly sustained chords, with none of the busy internal dialogues that characterise classical quartet writing. Feldman an analysis of morton feldman s piano and string quartet free download as pdf file. The flux quartet are the first ensemble to record all of feldmans string quartets. Morton feldman, kronos quartet with aki takahashi piano and string quartet. Piano and string quartet, a song by morton feldman, kronos quartet 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. Find morton feldman discography, albums and singles on allmusic. In piano and string quartet, the piano part, written in the treble clef only, is based on a rising sixnote phrase, an arpeggiated chord, played pianissimo and with the sustain pedal depressed throughout.
Morton feldman kronos quartet with aki takahashi piano and string quartet. Contrasting aki takahashis widelyspaced piano arpeggios with kronos quartet s extended chords, feldman allows lingering sounds from either the piano or the strings to haze over many of the pieces nearsilences. Morton feldman voices and cello 1973 support this youtube channel. Untitled tune for merce cunningham piano x 19 intermission on johns preparation piano x 194.
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. Piano piece to philip guston feldman, morton for aaron. This is the string quartet in that is sort of perfect string quartet or maye it is a string quartet because it is just string quartet and simply nothing else, a root of all string quartets. While much of feldman s later music is long in duration, this was his. The most interesting aspect for me, composing exclusively with patterns, is that there is not one organizational procedure more advantageous than another, perhaps because no one pattern ever takes precedence over the others. Piano and string quartet by morton feldman 19261987. Download and print the world will know sheet music for piano solo by jack feldman.
Many of feldmans late works are quite lengthy, and this work is no exception. The dvd format was chosen because most of the works to appear in the smith. Written two years before his death in 1987, morton feldman s piano and string quartet is a shimmering, pristine musical event. In fact, feldman, when discussing what led up to his writing the string quartet the way that he did, used the analogy of watching some bugs on a slide, and just watching how i feel. Feldman an analysis of morton feldmans piano and string. The second quartet is well known for lasting six hours and demanding extreme endurance from its players. Trombone, viola, piano yx 1951 structures string quartet ep 6912 y 1951 composition 8 little pieces cello, piano x y 1951 variations piano ep 67976 y 1951 music for the film jackson pollock 2 cellos x y 1951 marginal intersection large orchestra ep 6909 y. Reich, feldman, andriessen, autechre john gibson a dissertation presented to the faculty of princeton university in candidacy for the degree of doctor of philosophy recommended for acceptance by the department of music november 2004 this essay and the composition jangle together constitute the dissertation. I attempted the quintuplet cd set, sampling several cds per day for two weeks, and then later started and stopped the single dvda over a week.
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