Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel; Why Patterns?
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Music CD Cover Composer: Morton Feldman Performer: California EAR Unit Performer: William Winant Performer: Deborah Dietrich Performer: David Abel Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 1992-09-24 Music Label: New Albion Records Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel; Why Patterns? Album
Free Music Review: accessible Feldman -- music for a peace chapel
Hit: 5 Stars
"Rothko Chapel" is the most accessible of Feldman's compositions. It sounds like Debussy, with spare, lyrical strings, chimes, and an enchanting soprano, Deborah Dietrich on this recording (there is at least one other, on Col Legno). Feldman, a friend of the painter Rothko, constructed this tribute in four sections as "an immobile procession not unlike the friezes on Greek temples," to accompany the Houston exhibit of 14 canvasses in 1972. (In July of 2006 I visited the Rothko Chapel, which is part of the Menil Collection. It is a dark space, with the very dark Rothkos on the walls -- it feels more like a crypt, or a bomb shelter, than a chapel, but it is still active, with various events sponsored by any and all religions, including events promoting peace.)
The exquisite "Rothko Chapel" alone would be an utterly uncharacteristic introduction to Feldman. Fortunately, in that sense, this disc also includes "Why Patterns?", which is an excellent and far more representative piece. From 1978, for flute, glockenspiel and piano, it unfolds like a delicate spiral, invoking a sense of wonder. As a reminder that packages might as well be attractive too, New Albion uses Rothko's "Red Over Dark Blue on Dark Gray" (1961) for the cover -- perfecto!
See my MORTON FELDMAN'S SYSTEMLESS SOUNDWORLD list for more recordings and reviews by one of the late 20th century's best composers.