Morton Feldman

(1926-1987)

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Feldman Edition 2-First Recordings

$14.99

mode 66 Morton FELDMAN, Vol. 2:  First Recordings – Intersection for tape; Nature Pieces; Variations; Piece for Violin & Piano; Extensions 1, 3 & 4; Two Intermissions; Intermission 3-6 (#6 versions for 1 & 2 pianos); music from a film for Jackson Pollock for 2 cellos-Philipp Vandré (piano), Turfan Ensemble.

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Feldman Edition 2-First Recordings

The Turfan Ensemble
Philipp Vandré, piano and conductor
Jackson Pollock, voice in “Music for Jackson Pollock”

FIRST RECORDINGS OF:

Intersection (1953) for magnetic tape (3:26)

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Nature Pieces (1951) for piano (3:34, 4:05, 3:17, 1:33, 1:30)

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Variations (1951) for piano (6:55)

Extensions 3, unpublished version (1952) for piano (5:04)

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Piece for Violin & Piano (1950) (2:14)

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Intermission 3 (1951) for piano (2:17)

Intermission 6a (1953) for 1 piano (4:37)

Music for Jackson Pollock (1950-51) for 2 cellos, section from original soundtrack to a film by Hans Namuth (2:33)

Music for Jackson Pollock (complete original soundtrack, mono) (0:12, 2:33,1:40, 1:01, l:32, 2:38)
Jackson Pollock, speaker
Daniel Stern, cellos

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PLUS:
Extensions 1 (1951) for violin & piano (5:22)
Extensions 4 (1952-54) for 3 pianos (6:32)
Two Intermissions (1950) for piano (1:26, 1:27)
Intermission 4 and 5 (1952-3) for piano (2:03, 4:01)
Intermission 5 (1953) for piano (4:01)
Intermission 6b (1953) for 2 pianos (3:41)

A remarkable discovery of over 75 minutes of Morton Feldman’s music. This disc presents 13 unrecorded early works spanning 1950 to 1953, many previously unpublished.

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.

The performances are superbly played by pianist Philipp Vandré and the Turfan Ensemble from Frankfurt.