Morton Feldman

A remarkable discovery of over 75 minutes of Morton Feldman’s music. This disc presents 13 unrecorded early works spanning 1950 to 1953, many previously unpublished.

Highlights:
His only work for magnetic tape, Intersection, realized in 8-channels by Feldman with John Cage and Earle Brown. Considered lost, the work has been restored and presented here for the first time in 40 years.
His score for 2 cellos to Hans Namuth’s film of Jackson Pollock, presented in its entirety including narration by Pollock himself.
The solo piano collection Nature Pieces, which combine elements of Feldman’s youth with his mature style, and the Variations written for a dance by Merce Cunningham.
Previously missing works from the Extensions and Intermission cycles.

The performances are superbly played by pianist Philipp Vandré and the Turfan Ensemble from Frankfurt.

Intersection (1953) for magnetic tape 3:26
Nature Pieces (1951) for piano
Variations (1951) for piano 6:55
Extensions 3, unpublished version (1952) for piano 5:04
Piece for Violin & Piano (1950) 2:14
Intermission 3 (1951) for piano 2:17
Intermission 6a (1953) for 1 piano 4:37
Music for Jackson Pollock (1950-51) for 2 cellos, section from the original soundtrack to a film by Hans Namuth 2:33, and the complete original soundtrack (mono)
Also: Extensions 1 (1951) for violin and piano 5:22, Extensions 4 (1952-54) for 3 pianos 6:32, Two Intermissions (1950), Intermission 4 and 5 (1952-3), Intermission 5 (1953), Intermission 6b (1953) for 2 pianos

Turfan Ensemble
Philipp Vandré, piano and conductor
Jackson Pollock, voice in Music for Jackson Pollock
Daniel Stern, cellos