MORTON FELDMAN-BREUER/ENGEL/SCHRAMMEL - For Philip Guston
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MORTON FELDMAN-BREUER/ENGEL/SCHRAMMEL
For Philip Guston
4xCD album

£25.00
Condition: VG / EX
Label: Wergo
Catalogue No: WER 6701 2
2008 performance of a piece-the word seems inadequate-written by Feldman in 1984. What's it like? Here's an idea: "The music is slow and quiet. Very, very, very quiet. And, it’s very, very long. Three performers coax the sounds from their instruments. Wooden beaters barely touch the cold, steely surface of a vibraphone. Piano keys are depressed so softly that the player can almost feel the hammer move under his fingers. A bass flute whispers darkly – warm breath only just becomes a note. These sounds appear to be sourceless and the piece is four hours long. Soft, gentle chords for four hours. Piano and celeste, flutes and tuned percussion. No sweeping melody, no catchy rhythm, no arresting drama, no gushing emotion. Just soft gentle chords – floating, colliding, disappearing. Notes at the threshold of hearing. For four hours."
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  • 3-1 For Philip Guston
  • 4-1 For Philip Guston