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Morton Feldman

First recordings: 1950s

Label: Mode

Format: CD

Genre: Compositional

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A remarkable discovery of over 75 minutes of Morton Feldman's music. This disc represents 13 unrecorded early works spanning 1950 to 1953, many previously unpublished. Highlights: his only works for magnetic tape, 'Intersection,' realized in 8-channels by Feldman with John Cage and Earle Brown.
Considered lost
, the work has been restored and presented here for the first time in 40 years. Also: his score for 2 cellos to Hans Namuth's film of Jackson Pollock, presented in its entirety including narration by Pollock himself; the solo piano collection 'Nature Pieces' which combine elements of Feldman's youth with his mature style; previously missing works from the Extensions and Intermission cycles. The performances are superbly played by pianist Philippe vandré and the Turfan Ensemble from Frankfurt."

Highlights:
. His only work for magnetic tape, Intersection, realized in 8-channels by Feldman with John Cage and Earle Brown. Considered lost, the work has been restored and presented here for the first time in 40 years.
. His score for 2 cellos to Hans Namuth's film of Jackson Pollock, presented in its entirety including narration by Pollock himself.
. The solo piano collection Nature Pieces, which combine elements of Feldman's youth with his mature style, and the Variations written for a dance by Merce Cunningham.
. Previously missing works from the Extensions and Intermission cycles.


Details
Cat. number: mode 066
Year: 2008
Notes:
Intersection (1953) for magnetic tape * Nature Pieces (1951) for piano * Variations (1951) for piano * Extensions I (1951) for violin & piano * Extensions 3, unpublished version (1952) for piano * Extensions 4 (1952-54) for 3 pianos Piece for Violin & Piano (1950) * Two Intermissions (1950) for piano Intermission 3 (1951) for piano * Intermission 4 (1952) for piano Intermission 5 (1953) for piano Intermission 6a (1953) for 1 piano * Intermission 6b (1953) for 2 pianos Music for Jackson Pollock (1950-51) for 2 cellos * * First recording Tracks 20 to 25 are the original soundtrack to a film by Hans Namuth. Recording: Hessischer Rundfunk, Studio 1, Frankfurt, Germany, May and October 1996, and May 1998. 20-bit Digital Mastering & Tape Restoration: Sonicraft, New Jersey. With thanks to Don Gillespie and Peter Namuth. 28-page booklet includes liner notes in English, German and French.

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