Morton Feldman

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Seems like there is a new version of String Quartet (1979) on Hat. There are already two previous versions out, Naxos and Koch.

hat(now)ART 167

Morton Feldman

Ives Ensemble

String Quartett

Total time 76:57, DDD, Barcode: 752156016724

The string quartet has a special place in classical music, second in importance among ensembles only to the orchestra.The string quartet repertoire is rich, ranging from the 18th and 19th century Classicists and Romantics—Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert most prominently—to Modernists of the past century—Bartok, Shostakovich, and Milhaud among the most prolific and respected. Even iconoclasts like Schönberg, Berg, Babbitt, and Carter confirmed a connection to the tradition and created works which adhered to the formal logic and dramatic ambience of those of their predecessors while incorporating their own compositional procedures. But there have been exceptions as well, extremist composers who rejected the genre outright, or distorted it beyond recognition. Morton Feldman fits into the latter category...or does he? — Art Lange

Edited December 26, 2007 by 7/4

[B. Clugston]

I'm looking forward to hearing this.

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Forthcoming Recordings

I think the major news is all the Hat Hut reissues that are coming out.

ART 4-154 For Philip Guston (reissue of ART CD 4-6104)

ART 155 Trio (reissue of ART CD 6195)

ART 156 Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello (reissue of ART CD 6158)

ART 157 Clarinet and String Quartet (reissue of ART CD 6166)

I already own the original releases.

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[Spontooneous]

One of those Columbias got a recent CD reissue here.

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Seems like there is a new version of String Quartet (1979) on Hat. There are already two previous versions out, Naxos and Koch.

The Naxos is a licensed version of the Koch recording. It's the same thing. I wish I'd remembered that when I bought the Naxos version.

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I think Music for the Rothko Chapel is one of the most beautiful pieces of the post war modern era.

Yes indeed.

I once almost married a girl because we had the opportunity to get married in the Rothko Chapel.

Doesn't seem like a very bright move...good thing you changed your mind.

Edited March 20, 2008 by 7/4

[Dave Garrett]

I once almost married a girl because we had the opportunity to get married in the Rothko Chapel.

My wife and I seriously considered that as well (in fact, it was the first place we immediately thought of when we started planning our wedding), but ultimately opted for another venue. It's not terribly difficult to arrange if you have some flexibility in scheduling, but they have a limit on the number of guests that they'll allow inside at once, which turned out to be the dealbreaker for us.

I've never heard Music for the Rothko Chapel, but this thread has gotten me curious enough to seek it out.

Edited March 12, 2008 by Dave Garrett

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• Kyle Gann - In Dispraise of Efficiency: Feldman
  

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[willy]

Feldman's String Quartet No. 2 is available from MODE as a regular CD, or as a high-res DVD audio disc. This quartet clocks in at over six hours. The story goes that the performers considered using catheters before the session, but instead opted to limit their fluid intake before the recording.

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Feldman's String Quartet No. 2 is available from MODE as a regular CD, or as a high-res DVD audio disc. This quartet clocks in at over six hours. The story goes that the performers considered using catheters before the session, but instead opted to limit their fluid intake before the recording.

ooooh, sexy.

since it's a recording, they could also assemble it in the studio. they didn't have to record it all at once.

[willy]

since it's a recording, they could also assemble it in the studio. they didn't have to record it all at once.

For live performances, they could sit on toilets.

On a serious note, the piece "For Stefan Wolpe" is really nice. The MODE releases "Composing By Numbers" and "The Indeterminate Music" are my two favorites for intense listening, or just relaxing.

Feldman went through an indeterminate phase of composing, and later through-composed every note.

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Feldman went through an indeterminate phase of composing, and later through-composed every note.

I noticed.

I have most of what is released on CD.

[Kalo]

• Kyle Gann - In Dispraise of Efficiency: Feldman
  

Great article! Thanks for bringing it to our attention, 7/4.

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• Kyle Gann - In Dispraise of Efficiency: Feldman
  

Great article! Thanks for bringing it to our attention, 7/4.

Surethang!

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Man, I love this photo...

[Chuck Nessa]

Mort be ticked.

[7/4]

Mort be ticked.

That's his reputation.

[Chuck Nessa]

Mort be ticked.

That's his reputation.

His music sounds otherwise to me.

I think his problem was his hair.

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Mort be ticked.

That's his reputation.

His music sounds otherwise to me.

I think his problem was his hair.

I'd be unhappy too, if my comb fractured every time I tried to use it.

[Shawn]

I'd be unhappy too, if my comb fractured every time I tried to use it.

Guess he needs to use a "comb filter".