Musica Viva 01: Neither

by Morton Feldman

Musica Viva 01: Neither cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 2000
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:41
  • Community rating: 3.68/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Neither' is Morton Feldman's monodrama for soprano and orchestra, setting a short text by Samuel Beckett written for the composer. This live recording opens the Musica Viva series; the work sustains a single vocal line over Feldman's slowly shifting orchestral textures for its full duration.

Genres

Descriptors: minimal, operatic, orchestral, live, hushed

Tracklist

  1. Untitled (8:15)
  2. Untitled (1:29)
  3. Untitled (3:35)
  4. Untitled (4:17)
  5. Untitled (8:30)
  6. Untitled (7:36)
  7. Untitled (5:50)
  8. Untitled (2:40)
  9. Untitled (5:29)
  10. Untitled (1:14)
  11. Untitled (5:20)
  12. Untitled (2:26)

Credits

  • Morton Feldman - primary artist, composed by
  • Samuel Beckett - primary artist, words by
  • Michael Kempff - producer [recording], post production, mastered by
  • Peter Urban - engineer [balance]
  • Marion Saxer - liner notes
  • Winrich Hopp - liner notes [editor]
  • C. Fontaine - liner notes [translator]
  • M. Gresswell - liner notes [translator]
  • Wulf Weinmann - producer

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