Morton Feldman * New Directions In Music 2 [180 Gram] 3/30/18 Holder and Upon Stone

Holder and Upon Stone

There was that great moment in the '60s when everybody went to Nashville to record

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who gave the first performance in 1977

Morton Feldman * New Directions In Music 2 [180 Gram] 3/30/18 Holder and Upon StoneIgnore the "2" in the title; this is Morton Feldman's 1959 debut album, which by definition means it's a key release in the history of modern classical music. Feldman's association with the New York abstract art scene of the time is made explicit with the cover art by Philip Guston, but it's the music, with it's minimalism and emphasis on tonal color, that most clearly expresses the ethos of his visual artist peers. Perhaps the biggest influence,