Morton Feldman: The Early Years avant garde David Tudor

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Morton Feldman: The Early Years-- Piece For Four Pianos (1957); Intersection 3 For Piano (1953); Extensions 4 For Three Pianos (1953); Two Pieces For Two Pianos (1954); Projection 4 For Violin And Piano (1951); Structures For String Quartet (1951); Extensions 1 For Violin And Piano (1951); Three Pieces For String Quartet (1956)


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Columbia Odyssey 32 16 0302 pressed in:
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Vinyl: vg+ (minor scuffs)
Cover: nm- (in original shrink; holepunch) description:

Rare and highly recommended late 60s or early 70s lp, the first stereo issue of these seminal 1950s recordings of Feldman's beautiful experimental works. The composer used graphic notation combined with calculated doses of indeterminacy to create semi-open-form pieces which allow the performers to choose time and pitch intervals as they play. Features David Tudor (one of his earliest recordings), Russell Sherman, Edwin Hymovitz, and Feldman himself on piano, Walter Trampler on viola, Matthew Raimondi and Joseph Rabushka on violin, and Seymour Barab on cello.

Morton Feldman studied under Wallingford Riegger and Stefan Wolpe and was influenced by Scriabin, Ligeti, Cornelius Cardew, and Mauricio Kagel; he became a key member of the New York School of experimental American composers (John Cage, Earle Brown, David Tudor, Christian Wolff), was one of the first composers to use graphic notation (a technique influenced by his many close friends in the visual arts such as Mark Rothko, Philip Guston, Franz Kline, Jackson Pollock, and Robert Rauschenberg), and he also pioneered the use of indeterminacy. Tudor studied under Stefan Wolpe, Irma Wolpe, and William Hawke and worked with John Cage, Earle Brown, Morton Feldman, Christian Wolff, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Mauricio Kagel, and Pierre Boulez. Check out my other auctions for more avant garde, experimental, electronic/electroacoustic, free jazz/improv, spoken word, field recordings/sound effects, and sound art lps. US Shipping - Media Mail is 5.00 for 1-2 single records, then 0.65 for each additional; Priority Mail is also available but pricing depends on zipcode and will be calculated after auction closes (or you can email me with your address for a quote); other expedited shipping options and insurance are all available on request. Combine multiple items to save on shipping.
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