THE FELDMAN FILES ~


Photo copyright Wim Riemens

Morton Feldman's work For Bunita Marcus is now played more often than just about any other piece of his. Currently in the works is a DVD of the piece performed by Aki Takahashi with an additional conversation between Aki Takahashi and Bunita Marcus.


Photo of Morton Feldman and Bunita Marcus taken by friend Steven Sloman in June 1987.

Morton Feldman - An 80th Birthday Celebration
Featiuring Aki Takahashi on Piano.
Aki will be performing the two great Feldman masterpieces:
PIANO and For Bunita Marcus
Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Reception to follow.
Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center, Goodman House
129 West 67th Street NY, NY 10023

   

   
Aki Takahashi and Morton rehearsing                       Morton and his mother Frances

 

READ THE MEMORIAL EULOGY FOR MORTON FELDMAN
by Bunita Marcus



Here (above) Morty gave me the basic idea of the subdivision of a sound. I saw how each sound and the placement in the line gave each pitch a distinctive subdivision. A subdivision of --3-- was more relaxed than one of --5--. The excerpt below from my "Solo" for flute shows how articulation, breathing and intensity are all shaped by the subdivisions and this shaping aids the inner expression of the melody.


 
Morty with Alba and Francesco Clemente, and Morty with Aki Takahashi.



Drawing of Bunny Singing by Morton Feldman