Morton Feldman:Rothko Chapel+For Frank O'Hara avant lp

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Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel (1972 for chorus, viola, and percussion); For Frank O'Hara (1973 for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion)


label & cat. no.:
Columbia Odyssey Modern American Music Series Y 34138 pressed in:
USA date:
1976 format:
LP condition:
Vinyl: vg+ (few light unfeelable marks/streaks)
Cover: vg (ring wear on front) description:
Scarce lp with exquisite abstract experimental works. Rothko Chapel was composed as a tribute to the painter, commissioned for performance at his eponymous Texas "spiritual environment" pictured on the cover; "Rothko's imagery goes right to the edge of his canvas, and I wanted the same effect with the music -- that it should permeate the whole octagonal-shaped room and not be heard from a certain distance." The performers include Karen Phillips, viola, Eberhard Blum, flute, Donald Knaack, percussion, David Gibson, cello, conductor Jan Williams, and the Gregg Smith Singers.

artist info from album notes etc.:
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. Check out my other items for more avant garde/experimental, early electronic/electroacoustic, audiophile, field recordings/sound effects, 20th century classical, artist records, jazz, breaks, and psych vintage vinyl. US Shipping - Media Mail is $5.00 for up to 2 12" records, then $0.65 for each additional; Priority Mail is also available but pricing depends on zipcode (you can check eBay's calculated shipping price at the bottom of this page); other expedited shipping options and insurance are all available on request. Combine multiple items to save on shipping.
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