Morton Feldman "Ecstasy of the Moment" 3xCD - rare early pieces, newly recorded

Description: Here we have a CD set of typically incandescent brilliance from 20th century composer MORTON FELDMAN: The Ecstasy of the Moment, a German import triple-CD anthology of rare and early pieces, performed by the Barton Workshop and released in 1997, now long out of print. Every aspect of this collection, from its breadth to its precise sound to its expansive booklet, is top-notch. Morton Feldman's compositions, from the starkest to the most intense, have deserved a collection of this nature for decades. To hear the string of five-part pieces (Projection, Durations, and Vertical Thoughts) laid end to end is amazingly instructive. Feldman excels from his earliest at the study of pitch relationships and intricate, luminescent structures. And the Barton Workshop shows this off with a blush of restraint as they pull together Feldman's odd mix of sonorities (flute, trumpet, violin, cello, and piano on "Projection 2"; violin, tuba, and piano on "Durations 3"; flute, oboe, trombone, celeste, and percussion on "Instruments I") without breaching the seamwork Feldman so carefully wove around his studies. As this set progresses, the study advances from one focused on pitches and timbres to one focused on sonic dynamics beyond any easy categorization. An early John Cage acolyte, Feldman is painted by these pieces more definitively than ever as a concise, unflinching thinker. The music floats, surely and unwaveringly, but it punctures the air with atonalities that seem drawn from an entirely different musical language. Three discs, more than two hundred minutes of music, flawlessly recorded and mastered, accompanied by a 60-page booklet with notes in English, French and German. A definitive document from one of the previous century’s greatest composers, and absolutely essential for Feldman devotees. All three discs are in beautiful, near-mint shape, as is the booklet. Track listing Only, for solo voice Projection 1, for solo cello Projection 2, for flute, trumpet, violin, cello, piano Projection 3, for 2 pianos Projection 4, for violin and piano Projection 5, for 3 flutes, 3 cellos, trumpet, 2 pianos Intersection 2, for piano Intersection 3, for piano Intersection 4, for cello Piece for Four Pianos Two Pianos Piano Four Hands Piano Piece 1964 Durations 1, for alto flute, piano, violin, cello Durations 2, for cello and piano Durations 3, for tuba, violin, piano Durations 4, for violin, cello, vibraphone Durations 5, for violin, cello, horn, vibraphone, harp, piano/celeste Vertical Thoughts 1, for 2 pianos Vertical Thoughts 2, for violin and piano Vertical Thoughts 3, for soprano and chamber ensemble Vertical Thoughts 4, for piano Vertical Thoughts 5, for soprano, violin, tuba, percussion, celeste Voice and Instruments II, for soprano, clarinet, cello, bass Instruments 1, for flute, oboe, trombone, celeste, percussion Voice, Violin and Piano Instruments 3, for flute, oboe, percussion Bass Clarinet and Percussion

Price: 40 USD

Location: Brentwood, California

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