Morton Feldman – The Ecstasy of the Moment (1997)

Posted By : d'Avignon | Date : 27 Jul 2011 04:51:01 | Comments : 19 |

Morton Feldman – The Ecstasy of the Moment (1997)

Label: Etcetera | cat. no. KTC 3003

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Feldman's life as a composer is a series of untiring steps to penetrate reality and enter an inner territory whose intensity can only be recognized by the memory traces it leaves.
The titles of his compositions often hint at a journey to a hidden world, for example, Atlantis and Journey to the End of the Night, or they refer to mysterious confrontations or particular choices along the way, such as I Met Heine on the Rue Fürstenberg, Intersection, or Ixion (while journeying to the underworld Orpheus met Ixion being tortured on his wheel).
Creatively, Feldman's is an art of 'becoming', a new Feldman always painfully emerging from the dying ruins of his previous work so that the search can continue on a new level.
This whole endeavor can be misconceived if seen predominantly through the lens of his later music, for his life's work is a single story of which the earlier works are the crucial opening verses. To understand the latter we must look at the background from which he came rather than our knowledge of his final destination.
He was born in New York in 1926; studied piano from the age of twelve with Madame Maurina-Press who had been a close friend of Scriabin and a pupil of Busoni. At 15 he started composition lessons with Wallingford Riegger who had been a pupil of Max Bruch. At 18 he transferred to Stefan Wolpe, another pupil of Busoni, and during this period he frequently met Varèse, who had known Debussy. Incidentally, it was through Wolpe that Feldman became friendly with the pianist David Tudor for whom he composed the piece Illusions (1949), and later introduced to his last and most important mentor, John Cage (himself a pupil of Schoenberg). With these connections he could see his work as making legitimate claims on the inheritance of the European heartlands as well as the traditions of the New World.
Feldman's quest was essentially that of the romantic artist, but his significance at the end of the 20th century partly derives from his paradoxical ability to be committed to his own interior poetry and yet simultaneously embrace the detached and abstract aural relationships which arose when certain compositional controls were abandoned and sounds liberated from the demands of overt self expression. Superficially it may be thought that indeterminacy held little significance for Feldman's mature work, but none of it could have been conceivable without his maintaining strong roots in the radicalism that first accepted chance encounters.

Frank Denyer and James Fulkerson on Feldman’s search for The Ecstasy of the Moment

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There was a request for this release. As far as I know, the discs aren’t anywhere around in lossless. So here they are.

Tracks:

cd1

01. Only (1947) [0:01:30.70]
02. Projection 1 [0:02:55.45]
03. Projection 2 [0:04:44.50]
04. Projection 3 [0:01:51.72]
05. Projection 4 [0:04:35.13]
06. Projection 5 [0:02:25.42]
07. Intersection 2 [0:10:57.43]
08. Intersection 3 [0:02:40.52]
09. Intersection 4 [0:03:09.55]
10. Piece for Four Pianos [0:06:37.48]
11. Two Pianos [0:07:46.47]
12. Piano Four Hands [0:05:59.38]
13. Piano Piece 1964 [0:07:31.30]

cd2

01. Durations 1 [0:12:41.17]
02. Durations 2 [0:06:14.37]
03. Durations 3-I [0:11:12.71]
04. Durations 3-II [0:03:53.57]
05. Durations 3-III [0:09:00.60]
06. Durations 3-IV [0:07:46.53]
07. Durations 4 [0:05:39.15]
08. Durations 5 [0:07:27.10]
09. Vertical Thoughts I [0:01:40.45]
10. Vertical Thoughts III (?) [0:10:50.45]

cd3

01. Voice & Instruments II [0:10:09.32]
02. Instruments I [0:20:29.30]
03. Voice, Violin, and piano [0:06:01.70]
04. Insturments III [0:17:41.20]
05. Bass Clarinet and Percussion [0:19:35.08]

Performers:

The Barton Workshop

EAC LOG

https://rapidshare.com/files/1135811261/emcost_part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/4242482328/emcost_part2.rar
or
http://flameupload.com/files/07PUMZT2/emstco.part1.rar
http://flameupload.com/files/1HC0ZMAZ/emstco.part2.rar
http://flameupload.com/files/1HEUEV25/emstco.part3.rar
http://flameupload.com/files/3XPVFT1K/emstco.part4.rar

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Posted By: basa005 Date: 27 Jul 2011 05:35:06

splendido box d'Avi! grazie per queste bellissime interpretazioni del Barton Works!

Posted By: ooliver Date: 27 Jul 2011 06:37:44

Un ago nel pagliaio! (a needle on the barn): thank for this VSOP Feldman

Posted By: povipovillas Date: 27 Jul 2011 07:29:58

This ecstasy will certainly last more than a moment. Many thanks, d'Avignon!

Posted By: busybeingborn Date: 27 Jul 2011 08:00:09

Thank you!

Posted By: v4v Date: 27 Jul 2011 11:56:53

If a moment usually refers to a short period of time then forget about it. For understanding Morton Feldman dimension of moment (for what else!), Albert Einstein proposed in 1905 the special theory of relativity which inevitably lead us to the model that combines space and time into a single continuum ;) Many thanks d'Avi for this really important post.

Posted By: loomer Date: 27 Jul 2011 20:16:28

Thanks a lot!

Posted By: joaquimhock Date: 28 Jul 2011 13:03:37

There seems to be a problem with CD 2: I can only find 10 tracks, but according to the booklet there are 13 tracks... When I open it with Foobar I see: Track 1-8 Durations, Track 9 Vertical thoughts 1, track 10 Vertical thoughts 3 but no trace of Vertical thoughts 2, 4 and 5...

Posted By: v4v Date: 28 Jul 2011 14:55:12

REM GENRE Classical
REM DISCID 8C11EB0A
REM COMMENT ExactAudioCopy v1.0b2
PERFORMER "Morton Feldman"
TITLE "The ecstacy of the moment, cd2"
FILE "Morton Feldman - The ecstacy of the moment, cd2.flac" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Durations 1 for alto flute, piano, violin & cello"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Durations 2 for cello & piano"
INDEX 00 12:35:02
INDEX 01 12:41:17
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Durations 3 for tuba, violin & piano"
INDEX 00 18:49:60
INDEX 01 18:55:54
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Durations 4 for violin, cello & vibraphone"
REM DATE
INDEX 00 30:02:12
INDEX 01 30:08:50
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Durations 5 for violin, cello, horn, vibraphone, harp & piano/celeste"
INDEX 00 33:55:52
INDEX 01 34:02:32
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Vertical Thoughts 1 for Two pianos"
INDEX 00 42:56:42
INDEX 01 43:03:17
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Vertical Thoughts 2 for violin & piano"
INDEX 00 50:43:30
INDEX 01 50:49:70
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Vertical Thoughts 3 for soprano & chamber ensemble "
INDEX 00 56:22:52
INDEX 01 56:29:10
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "Vertical Thoughts 5 for piano"
INDEX 00 63:49:52
INDEX 01 63:56:20
TRACK 10 AUDIO
TITLE "Vertical Thoughts 5 for soprano, violin, tuba and percussion"
INDEX 00 65:30:10
INDEX 01 65:36:65

Posted By: v4v Date: 28 Jul 2011 15:06:51

I think it was too hard for Etcetera label. Please compare tracks time of Durations with CPO 999 189-2 [Durations I-V / Coptic Light]:
Durations I-V [Total 37:53]
1 Durations I 10:29
2 Durations II 4:10
Durations III [Total 10:47]
3 Slow 2:58
4 Very Slow 3:57
5 Slow 2:35
6 Fast 1:17
7 Durations IV 3:29
8 Durations V 8:58

Posted By: joaquimhock Date: 28 Jul 2011 15:11:20

When I open the cue file with notepad I get this and according to the booklet there are 13 tracks:

TITLE "Durations 1"
PERFORMER "Morton Feldman"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Durations 2"
PERFORMER "Morton Feldman"
INDEX 00 12:35:02
INDEX 01 12:41:17
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Durations 3-I"
PERFORMER "Morton Feldman"
INDEX 00 18:49:60
INDEX 01 18:55:54
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Durations 3-II"
PERFORMER "Morton Feldman"
INDEX 00 30:02:12
INDEX 01 30:08:50
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Durations 3-III"
PERFORMER "Morton Feldman"
INDEX 00 33:55:52
INDEX 01 34:02:32
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Durations 3-IV"
PERFORMER "Morton Feldman"
INDEX 00 42:56:42
INDEX 01 43:03:17
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Durations 4"
PERFORMER "Morton Feldman"
INDEX 00 50:43:30
INDEX 01 50:49:70
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Durations 5"
PERFORMER "Morton Feldman"
INDEX 00 56:22:52
INDEX 01 56:29:10
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "Vertical Thoughts I"
PERFORMER "Morton Feldman"
INDEX 00 63:49:52
INDEX 01 63:56:20
TRACK 10 AUDIO
TITLE "Vertical Thoughts III (?)"
PERFORMER "Morton Feldman"
INDEX 00 65:30:10
INDEX 01 65:36:65

Posted By: v4v Date: 28 Jul 2011 15:13:26

joaquimhock, I recommend to copy my cue for CD2 (of course if d'Av don't mind).

Posted By: d'Avignon Date: 28 Jul 2011 16:25:18

According to the booklet there are 13 tracks on cd2?

Page 60 says there are 10. So say the cuesheet and the log. I don't understand the problem.

Wait...now I see the titles in the cuesheet are erroneous, yes. That's strange. I wouldn't be worried you're missing tracks, though. The information was obtained from freedb.org; I'd say the misinformation comes from them. The cd itself ripped fast and flawlessly.
It's still ten tracks, no more.

Posted By: v4v Date: 28 Jul 2011 16:53:47

For cue please see my comment at 28 Jul 2011 14:55:12
As simple as that:

01 12:41 Durations 1 for alto flute, piano, violin & cello
02 06:14 Durations 2 for cello & piano
03 11:13 Durations 3 for tuba, violin & piano
04 03:54 Durations 4 for violin, cello & vibraphone
05 09:01 Durations 5, for violin, cello, horn, vibraphone, harp & piano/celeste
06 07:47 Vertical Thoughts 1 for 2 pianos
07 05:39 Vertical Thoughts 2 for violin & piano
08 07:27 Vertical Thoughts 3 for soprano & chamber ensemble
09 01:40 Vertical Thoughts 4 for piano
10 10:51 Vertical Thoughts 5 for soprano, violin, tuba, percussion & celeste

Posted By: d'Avignon Date: 28 Jul 2011 17:00:06

Alright, v4v. Thanks for the adjustments.
As long as the music is there, it's no big deal.

Posted By: joaquimhock Date: 28 Jul 2011 19:36:04

It's therefore a mistake on the back of the box where they say CD 2 13 tracks

Posted By: d'Avignon Date: 29 Jul 2011 01:05:03

You're right. Obviously, both freedb.org and the back cover give a misrepresentation of the track names. However, p.60 of the booklet has the correct ones. Further, I have four ripping programs - EAC, Nero, WMP and dbPoweramp. All of them say it's 10 tracks.

Well, I might consider buying it from the library, ha. Perhaps it is of some value, like a misprint on a stamp.

Posted By: keke77 Date: 30 Jul 2011 08:22:59

Thank you very much.

Posted By: Piterets Date: 30 Jul 2011 13:39:37

Thanks buddy!

Posted By: đorđe Date: 16 May 2012 17:56:34

Thank You, d'Avignon!

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