IDAGIO | Feldman: Palais de Mari – Crumb: A Little Suite for Christmas 00602448805324

Featuring

Steven Osborne
Morton Feldman
George Crumb

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Compositional Technique

Crumb characterizes his piece Processional as "an experiment in harmonic chemistry," blending whole-tone, chromatic, and modal elements.

Composer Biography

Morton Feldman, despite studying with masters of twelve-tone technique, was not interested in strict compositional systems, stating he was "involved with all the 88 notes."

Composer's Artistic Vision

George Crumb's responsiveness to painting is less conscious than Feldman's, with his keen sense of instrumental color being the most obvious connection to the visual realm.

Performer Biography

Steven Osborne, one of Britain's most highly regarded pianists, has received multiple Gramophone Awards and was named Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist of the Year in 2013.

Composition History

George Crumb composed Processional for his close friend, the pianist Gilbert Kalish, who premiered the piece at Tanglewood in 1984.

Compositional Technique

In Feldman's Intermission 5, the pianist must hold down the sustaining and una corda pedals throughout, causing sympathetic vibrations to ring continuously even during rests.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Morton Feldman was deeply influenced by his close associations with painters of the New York School, including Pollock, Rauschenberg, de Kooning, Kline, Rothko, and especially Philip Guston.