"1997 release. Performed by the California EAR Unit (flutes, percussion, piano, celeste). "Here is the California EAR Unit's recording of the late Morton Feldman's monumental, four hour long For Philip Guston (1984). Included in this discount priced, four disc set is an enhanced multimedia track, which includes Feldman's remarks as well as a photo montage of the composer. Morton Feldman stands as one of our century's darkest and quietest musical poets. His music seems a muffled yet spiritually inspired reaction to the speed, noise and horror of the events of the 20th century -- much as in the work of the painter, Mark Rothko. For Philip Guston, a composition from Feldman's last years, is music that attempts to suspend time, but without the nervous 'sequenced' energy that dominates so much of today's 'process art.' In For Philip Guston, the gigantism of Feldman's time-scale is offset by the extreme intimacy and seductiveness of the composer's expression. As Bridge Records' annotato Alan Rich puts it: 'This is music of an outward immobility and inward irresistible propulsion, random yet purposeful-its construction, intricate and precise.' Four disc set includes an enhanced CD track, and Feldman in conversation.""
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Tracklist
1.1 For Philip Guston 19:22
1.2 For Philip Guston 27:04
1.3 For Philip Guston 17:45
2.1 For Philip Guston 24:44
2.2 For Philip Guston 17:14
2.3 For Philip Guston 31:28
3.1 For Philip Guston 23:09
3.2 For Philip Guston 17:41
3.3 For Philip Guston 13:43
4.1 For Philip Guston 56:12
Credits
Composed By ? Morton Feldman
Edited By ? Tom Erbe
Enhanced Track By ? Akira Rabelais
Flute ? Dorothy Stone
Mastered By ? Tom Erbe
Percussion ? Arthur Jarvinen
Performer ? The California EAR Unit
Photography ? Betty Freeman
Piano, Celesta ? Gloria Cheng-Cochran
Recorded By ? Josef Kucera
Notes
Includes remarks by the composer and Feldman photo-montage on Enhanced CD. Enhanced Track for Windows 95, 3.1; and Apple Macintosh Platforms.
