Throughout the seventytwominute duration of this extraordinary work, notes coalesce into wisps of melody which drift softly in and out of an immense silence. On morton feldman s for bunita marcus by marco lenzi english translation by roseanne rogosin the following text was written as a liner note for the cd recording of feldman s for bunita marcus played by gianni lenoci on the amirani records label amrn 035 02c. Both pieces, triadic memories 1981 and for bunita marcus 1985, clock in at about 90 minutes. Download feldman for bunita marcus pdf from 2 mb free from tradownload. Irene haupt, morton feldman with bunita marcus and unidentified person. Listen to morton feldman, stephane ginsburgh radio, free. Triadic memories demonstrates the complexity and tonal opulence of feldman s pattern compositions from 1977. Free classical music performances in jacksonville, florida. Stream god 27 morton feldman for bunita marcus lenio liatsou, piano, excerpt by god records from desktop or your mobile device. In 1985 feldman dedicated his new piano composition. Most of these are live recordings with the exception of music for japan which was recently recorded as a single work by the adapter ensemble of berlin. For bunita marcus, for solo piano 1985 john tilbury, piano in a 1986 program note, morton feldman thanked bunita marcus for the experience of hearing an untrammeled poetry. It originally included musical illustrations omitted here plus a photo of jan williams with feldman.
The piece is typical of feldman s late work with its intricate webs of repeating displaced motives, stasis and hanging harmonies. Listen to your favorite songs from morton feldman for bunita marcus by markus hinterhauser, piano now. Stream morton feldman for bunita marcus by markus hinterhauser, piano and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. The peaceful inertia of free ofshock time, the slow decanting of the forms in approximately an hour and fifteen minutes of music make for bunita marcus a monument of mystical contemplation, of ecstatic rapture and deeply affected attention. Ivan ilics new recording of for bunita marcus is the culmination of his threeyear immersion in feldman research. Chorus and instruments ii, a song by morton feldman, tom kolor, benjamin ramirez, stephen foreman, harold chaney 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.
She wove a clever fabric, to tell the tale of wickedness. Morton feldman give my regards to eighth street 12 youtube. The accompaniment of personal motives may be apparent, but does not overrule. The music is quiet and slow to unfold, but is by no means uneventful. A universe of sound completely unrelated to the narrative, linear musical physiognomies we are all used to. In the 1980s, morton feldman composed two largesized pieces for his favorite instrument, the piano. At a lecture in 1984, prior to even starting work on for bunita marcus, feldman explained that the longer a. Triadic memories demonstrates the complexity and tonal opulence of feldman s pattern. Morton feldman s late works are notorious for being. A significant aspect of bunita marcus music for japan is in the composer finding just the right approach to the compositions continuity. Ilics affectionate, luminous sound and elegant, supple phrasing allow the music to unfold organically. Morton feldman was a unique and influential american composer.
Hyperion has gone uncharacteristically personal in its presentation for this disc. For bunita marcus is a solo piano work by composer morton feldman. For bunita marcus was untypical of my music, but ill tell you exactly how i wrote it, formally speaking. Morton feldman composed his first works on graph paper in 195053, but he subsequently abandoned graph music, before taking it up again in 1958 at a time of rapidly increasing interest in. This new releaseon vinylof feldman s 1985 solo piano for bunita marcus on the god records label, performed by lenio liatsou, challenges us to think again about feldman and format. I have no problem with notes none at all, was feldman s cryptic comment on for bunita marcus. Marcus feldman was born and raised in perth, australia. For bunita marcus, for solo piano details allmusic. Bunita marcus began studying composition at the age of sixteen and worked in both electronic. Morton feldman is widely regarded as one of americas greatest composers. In the 1980s, morton feldman composed two largesized pieces for his favourite instrument. The poems are particularly conscious of received forms.
It is a music of diverse and evocative imagery which unfolds without repetition or the customary devices for extension and variation. John tilbury born 1 february 1936 is a british pianist. Download torrent morton feldman piano fast and easy. For bunita marcus is one of the two or three most beautiful solo piano works ive ever heard, in spite of being as hamelin says a 72minute stretch of delicate, triplepiano textures with the damper pedal held constantly down. Jul 07, 2011 after i learned the first seven pages of for bunita marcus, i allowed myself to continue to the next chunk of music. Released in september, morton feldman piano includes three pieces never before put to disc, and comes with a book of writings about feldman by thomas. Get the guaranteed best price on classical vinyl like the morton feldman for bunita marcus at musicians friend. He studied at the university of western australia from where he matriculated in 1959, and graduated with majors in mathematics and statistics in 1964. His new disc released 16 october is devoted to a single work by feldman, for bunita marcus, dedicated feldman. I have no problem with notes none at all, was feldmans cryptic comment on for bunita marcus. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Karlheinz stockhausen luzifer traum oder klavierstucke xiii. The collection takes to heart harold blooms assertion that every poem is about another poem and interprets this dictum as a celebration of formal structure.
Feldman, morton listen online, download, sheet music. With these first six notes, we step over the threshold and into the journey of the piece. For bunita marcus 1985 from morton feldman piano box set by morton feldman, played by philip thomas buy the full digital album. Bunita marcus born may 5, 1952 in madison, wisconsin, began studying composition at the age of sixteen and worked in both electronic and instrumental mediums while at the university of wisconsin. Mesmerising, intense and very quiet morton feldmans for. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests. Liverpools capstone theatre reveal packed autumn programme. On morton feldmans for bunita marcus by marco lenzi english translation by roseanne rogosin the following text was written as a liner note for the cd recording of feldmans for bunita marcus played by gianni lenoci on the amirani records label amrn 035 02c. His father simon feldman was an engineer, and this inspired him to take up mathematics. So the first thing that strikes us when we listen to a piece by morton feldman 19261987 and especially. The opening pages are intense and lasersharp, and even the very static second section is propelled by the constantlyshifting sixteenthnote rhythmic patterns. Ivan ilic really makes you want to listen on this new disc on the paraty label distributed by harmonia mundi the serbianamerican pianist ivan ilic has recorded morton feldman s long piano piece, for bunita marcus. Duration, space, and remembrance in the late music of morton.
Feldman wrote this piece as an act of homage to marcus. This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the student. Bunita met morton feldman in 1976, beginning a long association that lasted until his death in 1987. For bunita marcus, an album by morton feldman, aki takahashi on spotify. Chorus and instruments ii, a song by morton feldman, tom. 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. God 27 morton feldman for bunita marcus lenio liatsou. From a forthcoming 5cd box set of feldman s piano music to be released in september 2019. Two films scored by feldman will also be screened on the night. A launch event will happen in sheffield on 2 october with the pianist performing for bunita marcus alongside shorter pieces. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. After i learned the start of feldmans for bunita marcus, i continued to the next bit, where he plays with a single pattern for 4 minutes. Aug 09, 2018 liverpools capstone theatre reveal packed autumn programme of music and arts.
Both compositions are excellent examples of the group of works that they belong to. You will regularly receive information about new scores with free downloads, current prize games and news about our composers. Feldman has, or had many interests verging converging in all directions but all of it seems to have served, to have nurtured his music, and his thinking about the various nefarious processes that music allows one,memory, timbre, texture, register,and finally long durational lengths and rhythm. I contacted contacted bunita marcus for an interview and she got back to me in the affirmative. Listen to all your favourite artists on any device for free or try the premium trial. Jul 28, 2011 in for bunita marcus there is much more of a forward drive, an edginess, and, especially in this section and the ones to follow, a searching quality. Pianist ivan ilic has already featured music by american minimalist composer morton feldman on his previous disc the transcendentalist. An excerpt from morton feldman s darmstadt lecture, held at the 33rd international summer courses for new music in darmstadt on 24th july 1986. Watch the video for for bunita marcus from morton feldman s for bunita marcus for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
His birthday is an opportunity to reflect on his legacy. Born in 1926, feldman was a pioneer of the new york school of indeterminate music, creating hushed, unhurried scores of glacial pace and beauty that duly defy definition or dissection. Patterns in a chromatic field, for cello and piano, is one of morton feldman s late works 1981 that continues without interruption for a long time over 80 minutes in this case without trying to impose an emotional contour on your experience. In the 1980s, morton feldman composed two largesized pieces for his favourite instrument, the piano. Lenio liatsou performs morton feldman s composition for bunita marcus. For bunita marcus classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and. As so much of feldman s piece is so similar, it is easy to switch off and then start paying attention again sometime later without feeling like much was missed. For bunita marcus 1985, by morton feldman, played by. Musical, rhetorical, and visual material in the work of feldman. Extract from morton feldman s for bunita marcus played by philip thomas. Music for japan ive selected my favorite and most popular works from the 1980s. His new recording of for bunita marcus by morton feldman is. American composer morton feldman would have turned 90 today. I had sent her my standard set of questions ive interviewed over 75 composers during the last few years, which she said she wanted to address, but i made no mention of this site and allegations.
His experimentation with nontraditional notation, improvisation, and timbre led to a characteristic style that emphasized isolated and usually quiet points or moments of sound. Includes unlimited streaming of morton feldman piano box set via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. His music is famously idiosyncratic, but, in many cases, the way he presented it is also unusual because, in the 1950s and 1960s, he often composed in nonstandard musical notations, including a groundbreaking variety on graph paper that facilitated deliberately imprecise specifications of pitch and, at times, other. In a 1986 program note, morton feldman thanked bunita marcus for the experience of hearing an untrammeled poetry. He is considered one of the foremost interpreters of morton feldman s music, and since 1980 has been a member of the free improvisation group amm. Pages 810 are almost completely taken up with the same image made up of two oscillations. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Feldman an analysis of morton feldmans piano and string. Shame these essays and interviews are no longer available or difficult to obtain. For bunita marcus is one of those lateperiod works by morton feldman that takes us on an immersive journey through different mental and musical states, requiring a particular kind of attentiveness.
For bunita marcus has an aura like that which emanates off rothkos greatest paintings, an aura that makes the experience, no less than the creation, more than an act of will, an act of devotion. Morton feldman download free sheet music and scores. I was reminded of feldman recently while reading how to write about contemporary art. I have a talent for notes, the way some people have a talent for catching fish or for making money. Morton feldman for bunita marcus by markus hinterhauser. Feldman an analysis of morton feldmans piano and string quartet free download as pdf file. The us composer bunita marcus worked for seven years with morton feldman and subsequently accused him, after his death, of sexual abuse. Liverpool hope universitys capstone theatre is delighted to announce the launch of its autumn 2018 season, which runs from october to december 2018, and promises an eclectic programme rich with artistic delights. Feldman and marcus composed side by side, sharing musical thoughts and ideas. Feldman for bunita marcus mode 314 dc classical music.
Morton feldman 19261987 for bunita marcus 1985 aki takahashi piano rec. Morton feldmans late works are notorious for being. Aug 04, 2012 by morton feldman 1926 1987 for 1 or 2 pianos played for 1 piano by davide pancetti composition begins with any sound and proceeds to any other. Bunita marcus s the rugmaker the ancient art of weaving rugs is a wellknown fascination of bunita marcus s, and one that she passionately shared with her teacher and lover, morton feldman, with whom she traveled through turkey in late 1978 in search of rugs and rugmaking culture. This singlework disc focuses on feldman s for bunita marcus 1985 for solo piano. Feldman was a jewishamerican composer who, like cage, became a figurehead of the avantgarde, dismantling and. Instant donwload giant steps jazz en 100 figures by guillaume belhomme nakamurasawa. Apr 8, 2020 universal edition receives german music edition award best edition for gustav mahlers titan with this prize, the dmv german music publishers association honours the editorial achievement of this publication. An interview with morton feldman by jan williams this interview first appeared in the september 1983 issue of percussive notes pp414. You are indeed, as marcandre hamelin writes, entering an alternate reality. For bunita marcus echoes saties idea of furniture music.
This concert will feature one of composer morton feldman s most recorded pieces, for bunita marcus, written two years before his death. Favorite works from the 1980s by bunita marcus, released 26 september 2011 1. Pianist, composer, and teacher marcus studied with feldman at the state university of new york at buffalo. Jan 24, 2012 give my regards to eighth street, text 1968 art lange, voice the strangest and most delightful inclusion in new york school, vol.
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