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Apartment House: Morton Feldman Violin and String Quartet
by Marat Ingeldeev
In the late 1970s, American composer Morton Feldman began writing exceptionally lengthy compositions. Not only did these works push the boundaries of traditional concert duration, but more importantly, they explored how the composer could tackle the subject of sheer scale itself. Speaking about this challenge, Feldman said: Up to one hour you think about form, but after an hour and a half it's scale. Form is easy: just the division of things into parts. But scale is another matter." At ...
read moreApartment House: John Cage Number Pieces
by John Eyles
Even though it is only based on two of the label's previous releasesWandelweiser und so weiter (2012) and Morton Feldman Piano (2019) the reputation of Another Timbre box sets is enviably high. The music they contain, their sound quality, information, artwork and packaging all contribute to the fact that these albums are highly rated and sell like hot cakes. Like its predecessors, John Cage Number Pieces does not cast its net too wide or spread itself too thin. As its ...
read moreFour releases on Another Timbre from a "wonderfully fertile grey area"
by John Eyles
Just after he had launched his Another Timbre label, in late 2007, Simon Reynell said, I've been a fan of contemporary music since my late teens. I first got into it through the classical end Stockhausen, Nono, Berio, Cagebut soon discovered free improvisation. I was always more drawn to improvisation which, to my ears at least, connected more to contemporary classical music than free jazz. My interest in contemporary classical music has continued alongside my passion for improv, so I ...
read moreApartment House: Joseph Kudirka: Beauty and Industry
by John Eyles
Joseph Kudirka is a Michigan-born composer who studied at Northwestern University--where he met Michael Pisaro who was teaching there at the time--before following Pisaro to California Institute of the Arts, and then crossing the Atlantic to study for his PhD at Huddersfield University. Prior to composing, Kudirka's own musical history was as a bassist in local youth orchestras and bands. This album consists of recordings of eight Kudirka compositions dating from the years 2005 to 2011. They are exquisitely played ...
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