Morton Feldman – Crippled Symmetry: at June in Buffalo

blacktulip

Pregnant with mandrakes
I have been incredibly busy lately putting this together, and in fact it's the sum total of two years' worth of delays, snags, hiccups, and perfectionism. I'm very proud of it. The first release on my new "record label" frozen reeds. Please have a look.


Morton Feldman
Crippled Symmetry: at June in Buffalo
The Feldman Soloists
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In 2000, Eberhard Blum, Nils Vigeland, and Jan Williams came together once more as “The Feldman Soloists” to perform Crippled Symmetry, the trio Feldman composed for them, on the 25th anniversary celebration of the festival he founded. The recording of this concert is now finally available on CD, and is destined to become the reference release of this work.

Required listening for all fans of Feldman’s rich, hypnotic world of enigmatic harmony and mnemonic echo. Mastered by Denis Blackham, and presented in a card package which unfolds to reveal the musicians’ “butterfly-like” arrangement on stage.

This turned out to be one of the best performances that we had ever given together. The rare and indescribable ‘magic moment’ of occasion and ambience seems to have inspired us. The recording of the concert belongs to my most valued sound documents. When I listened to it for the first time, my immediate reaction was: this performance ought to be available on CD. Now, ten years later, it is.” -Eberhard Blum

A short excerpt may be heard at http://frozenreeds.com/?p=21
 

zhao

there are no accidents
can't take credit i hurd someone refer to the man as such a long long time ago

this look purdy good too
 

blacktulip

Pregnant with mandrakes
Have been relistening to that one over the past couple of days. Basically any Feldman involving Aki Takahashi has to be heard, and the recording in question is especially poignant as it's the premiere of Feldman's final composition and, as I understand it, he was in attendance.
 
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