Feldman - For Bunita Marcus
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Label: Voces8 Records
Cat No: VCM158
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 24th November 2023
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Ralf Schnell (piano)About
"For Bunita Marcus, one of his late works, is a truly epic piece of music. Depending on the piano, the concert hall, and the audience, it lasts anywhere from 75 to 90 minutes. It is a continuous stream of music from beginning to end. Morton Feldman creates a space that appears to have no time, no metre, no specific rhythm. But Feldman achieves the illusion of the absence of a metre by writing immensely complex rhythms and mandating a specific tempo, so that the audience will not be able to recognize that structure. Very typically for Feldman, this complexity is also intended to keep the pianist alert and on the edge at all times. There are almost no instructions provided in the score: with only two exceptions (very soft, the sustain pedal to be held continuously), everything else is left for the pianist to figure out for themselves. But we do know that Feldman approved of pianists adding rubato and other interpretations; by no means did he expect his music to be played strictly reduced to what he wrote down in the score."
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