Ue now digital product printed product morton feldman. Piano, violin, viola, cello is feldmans last composition. I dont have the endurance for a recording of string quartet no. Morton feldman kronos quartet with aki takahashi piano. The performance was being promoted as the centerpiece of a much larger feldman tribute and retrospective that was to go on for several days. Cd, album elektra nonesuch, elektra nonesuch, elektra nonesuch 7559793202. 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. Violin and string quartet morton feldman, christina fong, peter rundel on allmusic 2002 with this worldpremiere recording of this. Morton feldman piano and string quartet 1985 youtube. 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. 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.
Piano and string quartet for piano and string quartet ue17972. 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 works date title instruments publisher recording 19 composition horn, celesta, string quartet x 19 dear merce aka. 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. Feldman piano and orchestra for piano and orchestra universal. 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. Cd, album elektra nonesuch, elektra nonesuch, elektra nonesuch 7559793202, 9 793202, 793202.
Piano and string quartet, a song by morton feldman, kronos. Here, we will concentrate on violin and string quartet, which is part of. Feldman the world will know sheet music for piano solo pdf. Music for piano and strings by morton feldman vol 1. 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. Written two years before his death in 1987, morton feldman s piano and string quartet is a shimmering, pristine musical event. An analysis of morton feldman s piano and string quartet by frank sani. 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. Morton feldman voices and cello 1973 support this youtube channel. Piano and string quartet is a studio album by the kronos quartet and aki takahashi piano. A guide to morton feldmans music music the guardian. 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.
Photograph of morton feldman at piano, with creative associates julius. 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. Morton feldman s piano and string quartet may 2, 2016 march 3, 2017 f. The string quartet ushered in a period in which feldman experimented with socalled long pieces. 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. The point is to compose string quartet and nothing but string quartet.
The strings, also pianissimo, play mostly sustained chords, with none of the busy internal dialogues that characterise classical quartet writing. 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. 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. Morton feldman string quartet download free sheet music and. Morton feldman works date title instruments publisher recording. 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. Feldman an analysis of morton feldman s piano and string quartet free download as pdf file. Many of feldmans late works are quite lengthy, and this work is no exception. Oracion for string quartet principal composer carnero, ana leira sheet music trio sonata vi for string quartet principal composer fils, anton sheet music. Feldman string quartet and orchestra for string quartet and. Piano and string quartet composed by morton feldman. There are only few analysis of morton feldmans 19261987 music, especially for his last phase hanninen 2004a, p. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features.
Also not sure why this piano quintet is called a string quartet maybe titling influence of rudi stephan via morton feldman violin and. The flux quartet are the first ensemble to record all of feldmans string quartets. 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. The dvd format was chosen because most of the works to appear in the smith. Morton feldman 1926 1987 piano and string quartet 1985 a major figure in 20thcentury music, morton feldman was a pioneer of. 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. Piano piece to philip guston feldman, morton for aaron. 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.
Feldman an analysis of morton feldmans piano and string. 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. Violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, piano sheet music book by morton feldman 19261987. Piano and string quartet by morton feldman 19261987. 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. While much of feldman s later music is long in duration, this was his. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Untitled tune for merce cunningham piano x 19 intermission on johns preparation piano x 194. Morton feldman, kronos quartet with aki takahashi piano and string quartet. As such, feldman seems to complete the artistic escapism proust was looking. Musical rhetoric, narrative, drama, and their negation in morton. 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. Morton feldman voices and cello 1973 scorevideo youtube.
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. Download and print the world will know sheet music for piano solo by jack feldman. Further analysis of morton feldmans piano and string quartet. The second quartet is well known for lasting six hours and demanding extreme endurance from its players. String quartet 2 by morton feldman 19261987 performance. Find morton feldman discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Morton feldman kronos quartet with aki takahashi piano and string quartet. 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.