He composed for bunita marcus, which was a rare but prominent acknowledgement for her. Performed by john tilbury, in dublin on april 1 st, 2007. Morton feldman for bunita marcus une minute, une seule. The world of morton feldman is tied to the new york school, a group of experimental composers who hovered near john cage beginning in the 1950s. Feldman wrote this piece as an act of homage to marcus. Rothko chapel study score ue 15 467 ismn 9790008046001. This page lists all recordings of for bunita marcus by morton feldman 192687. This article presents a complete list of compositions by american composer morton feldman. It has been a fascinating experience to discover the music of bunita marcus. Bunita met morton feldman in 1976, beginning a long association that lasted until his death in 1987. Morton feldman for bunita marcus please retry amazon music unlimited. But feldman s music, by design, sounded like nobody elses, past or present.
For bunita marcus, for piano solo 1985 for christian. This work, which i have dedicated to bunita marcus. Morton feldman for bunita marcus, available via col legno. Bunita marcus has written commissions for bang on a can allstars, the kronos quartet, aki takahashi, the xenakis ensemble, morton feldman and soloists, tokyo soundspace ark ensemble.
For bunita marcus opens with a clear call to our attention. Marcus lectures, coaches and writes regularly on morton feldman s music. With for bunita marcus feldman has managed to wipe the slate clean and invent a world which has its own laws, which must be dealt with in its own terms. But hamelin embraces a different challenge in performing morton feldman s for bunita marcus, a solo piano work of over 72. He recorded three cds with music by jeanluc fafchamps and morton feldman. Conversation with morton feldman bunita marcus and francesco pellizzi morton feldman bunita marcus francesco pellizzi john cage. Morton feldman for bunita marcus, available via col. Hyperion has gone uncharacteristically personal in its presentation for this disc. Both pieces, triadic memories 1981 and for bunita marcus 1985, clock in at about 9 this website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Triadic memories demonstrates the complexity and tonal opulence of feldman s pattern compositions. Morton feldman 19261987 for bunita marcus 1985 total time 71. Morton feldman s late works are notorious for being marathons. Flac stands for free lossless audio codec, an audio format similar to mp3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in flac without any loss in quality. 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.
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. The accompaniment of personal motives may be apparent, but does not overrule. His experimentation with nontraditional notation, improvisation, and timbre led to a characteristic style that emphasized isolated and usually quiet points or moments of sound. Morton feldman 19261987 for bunita marcus 1985 aki takahashi piano rec. Morton feldman for bunita marcus 1985stephane ginsburgh, pianosub rosa 2007artwork. Petr kotik, morton feldman for bunita marcus amazon. Sep 04, 2017 the intrepid pianist marcandre hamelin has a reputation for embracing the toughest, strangest music. For bunita marcus for piano solo 1985 ue17966 for frank ohara for 7 instrumentalists 1973 study score ue15574. The unparalleled paradox of morton feldman entertainment. 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. 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.
Feldman for bunita marcus mode 314 dc classical music. Morton feldman lecture by bunita marcus live stream. With these first six notes, we step over the threshold and into the journey of the piece. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Petr kotik, morton feldman for bunita marcus music. The original piano solo version from 1981 is available here as a free download for registered users. Rothko chapel study score ue 15 467 ismn 9790008046001 upc 803452011743 isbn 9783702414351.
In an italian interview, bunita marcus accuses her mentor morton feldman of sexually molesting her and other women, wrecking her marriage and stealing her ideas. It begins with what appears to be a visit by an extremely unhurried piano tuner and proceeds by its own logic into a sound world where time and motion. Us composer accuses another of sexual violence slipped disc. For bunita marcus was untypical of my music, but ill tell you exactly how i wrote it, formally speaking. Morton feldman for bunita marcus stephane ginsburgh. Feldman for bunita marcus hyperion cda68048 jw classical. In 1985 feldman dedicated his new piano composition. Bunita marcus shares track and announces ep withguitars. His latest cd for sub rosa features for bunita marcus by morton feldman. Radio panik morton feldman by stephane ginsburgh moacrealsloa.
The music is quiet and slow to unfold, but is by no means uneventful. The us composer bunita marcus worked for seven years with morton feldman and subsequently accused him, after his death, of sexual abuse. Get the guaranteed best price on classical vinyl like the morton feldman for bunita marcus at musicians friend. January 11, 2020 toyosu civic center hall, tokyo, japan live. The album is the final installment in ivans morton feldman trilogy, alongside the cd the transcendentalist 2014 and the art bookcddvd detours which have to be investigated 2014.
In the 1980s, morton feldman composed two largesized pieces for his favourite instrument, the piano. Neithernor text from morton feldman essays, beginner press 1985. Sugar cubes includes an orchestration of the piano piece merry christmas mrs. At a lecture in 1984, prior to even starting work on for bunita marcus, feldman explained that the longer a. Bunita marcus began studying composition at the age of sixteen and worked in both electronic. Bunita marcus sugar cubes includes five world premiere recordings of solo. Jan 12, 1992 for bunita marcus is an even later, more fully developed, more eerily mystical solo piano piece. Both compositions are excellent examples of the group of works that they belong to. Morton feldman in his portrait for piano entitled for bunita marcus not only reflects upon possibly sentimental memories of bunita. For nearly 75 minutes the music never rises above a whisper and the damper pedal is always pressed down, allowing single notes to ring out into vast, silent spaces. Feldman and marcus composed side by side, sharing musical thoughts and ideas. Filter results show results filters hide results filters. For bunita marcus is essentially made up of just threeeight, five. Morton feldman was a unique and influential american composer.
Oct 16, 2015 for bunita marcus 1985 is released on the french label paraty, distributed worldwide by harmonia mundi. Dec 10, 2014 in an italian interview, bunita marcus accuses her mentor morton feldman of sexually molesting her and other women, wrecking her marriage and stealing her ideas. For bunita marcus 1985 performed by stephane ginsburgh on a bosendorfer 225, during a sunny day. Both pieces, triadic memories 1981 and for bunita marcus 1985, clock in at about 90 minutes. Upcoming projects include a five cds box for sub rosa with. I have a talent for notes, the way some people have a talent for catching fish or for making money. But at this point in time, listening to much of it is nearly impossible.
For bunita marcus by sebastian claren the text below was first published as sleeve notes to the recording of for bunita marcus, played by lenio liatsou, released on vinyl lp in 2014 on the god records label god 27 2xlp. Aug 18, 2017 the us composer bunita marcus worked for seven years with morton feldman and subsequently accused him, after his death, of sexual abuse. But hamelin embraces a different challenge in performing morton feldman s for bunita marcus, a solo piano work of over 72 minutes in duration, in which the smallest gestures are played slowly, quietly, and with extreme delicacy. 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. For bunita marcus by morton feldman 19261987 full score. The intrepid pianist marcandre hamelin has a reputation for embracing the toughest, strangest music. His new recording of for bunita marcus by morton feldman is a fine example. For morton feldman september 9, 1987 i keep thinking these last three months must be all a dream and im going to wake up and this will all disappear. With for bunita marcus feldman has managed to wipe the slate clean and invent a world which has its own.
Conversation with morton feldman bunita marcus and francesco. New edition of the american compositors writings, with an essay on his oeuvre and some. Morton feldman for bunita marcus stephane ginsburgh youtube. The text is reproduced here by kind permission of the author and god records.
A rare symbiosis of mind and spirit, its very intellectually stimulating as well as really engaging emotionally. Classical morton feldman, for bunita marcus performed by pianist marcandre hamelin hyperion you are about to enter a world unlike any other writes marcandre hamelin, one of the. Performed by stephane ginsburgh, released 28 november 2016 1. Feldman, morton listen online, download, sheet music.
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