Feldman, Webern & Wolpe: Piano Works

Featuring

Aleck Karis
Stefan Wolpe
Morton Feldman
Anton Webern

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Performer Biography

As the pianist of Speculum Musicae, Aleck Karis has participated in over a hundred premieres and performed at major American and European festivals.

Recording & Production

This recording was made with the assistance of an Academic Senate grant from the University of California, San Diego, where Aleck Karis is a professor of music.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The three composers on this album—Webern, Wolpe, and Feldman—shared a deep kinship, creating austere yet sensuous sound worlds of uncompromising originality.

Composer Biography

Morton Feldman studied with composer Stefan Wolpe for five years, though he initially felt he was learning nothing, later acknowledging Wolpe's significant influence.

Composer Biography

Morton Feldman met John Cage in 1950 after a performance of Anton Webern's Symphony, beginning a lifelong friendship based on mutual admiration for Webern.