Saturday, 6/9/12

by musicclipoftheday

Spirits need a lift?

Consider this: how much wonderful music—more than a lifetime’s worth—waits to be heard for the first time.

Morton Feldman, For Philip Guston (1984)*

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

More Feldman?

Here.

Here. 

And here.

Here. 

And here. And here. And here.

Here. 

And here.

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lagniappe

musical thoughts

Q. This is a tough question, but what would be your five Desert Island disks?

John Luther Adams: I’d want music I could live inside for a long time; music that’s complex and enigmatic enough that there’s always something new to discover. Off the top of my head, my choices might be . . .

One of Morton Feldman’s major works, probably the Second String Quartet. Or maybe For Philip Guston.

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*For piano, celesta, piccolo, flute, alto flute, glockenspiel, vibraphone, marimba, chimes.