Feldman completed his piano quartet, which is not actually titled as such but rather Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, on May 28, 1987. He could not have foreseen that this would be his last work.
This album was recorded live at the soundsofmusic festival in Groningen (NL).
An hour and fifteen minutes is long for a piano quartet, but it pales in comparison to the nearly five hours of Crippled Symmetry and the six hours of the Second String Quartet. Morton Feldman (1926-1987) is renowned for compositions that are simultaneously the longest, softest, and slowest.
Feldman completed his piano quartet, which is not actually titled as such but rather Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, on May 28, 1987. He could not have foreseen that this would be his last work.
This album was recorded live at the soundsofmusic festival in Groningen (NL).
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| Label | TRPTK |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Classical – Contemporary (> 1920) |
| Artist(s) | Nieuw Amsterdams Peil |
| Composer(s) | Feldman, Morton |
| Recording location(s) | Lutheran Church, Groningen (NL) |
| Recording date(s) | November 2023 |
| Cat. No. | TTK 0127 |
|---|---|
| Release date |
September 27th, 2024 |
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| Microphones | Josephson C617 w/ Gefell MK221 capsules (main) |
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| Microphone preamps | Grace Design m801mk2 |
| AD/DA conversion | Merging Technologies Hapi MkII |
| Recording resolution | PCM 352.8kHz 32bit |
| Mastering resolution | PCM 352.8kHz 64bit |
| Monitoring (recording) | Audeze LCD-X |
| Monitoring (mastering) | Grimm Audio LS1be |
| Cabling | Grimm Audio TPR XLR |
"The enchantment so essential in this music flows from the transporting engagement in which evocation and expression constantly reach out to each other. This is undoubtedly one of the best performances of Feldman's Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, and the recording by Brendon Heinst is exemplary."
Aart van der Wal, Opus Klassiek
"It is often the case that Morton Feldman's delicate music always takes a while to reach the ear from the instruments. But once it arrives, its intense activity develops in certain areas of the brain, and you listen with fascination to the gradual sequence of chords and changes that unfold, not wanting to miss anything."
Wojciech Pacuła, High Fidelity News