Morton Feldman
Piano and Orchestra
Short instrumentation: 4 4 4 4 - 2 3 3 1 - perc(2), hp, pno(cel), str
Duration: 21'
Dedication: dedicated to Roger Woodward
Instrumentation details:
piccolo
3 flutes (1st, 2nd: alto fl)
3 oboes
cor anglais
3 clarinets in Bb
bass clarinet in Bb
3 bassoons
contrabassoon
2 horns in F
3 trumpet in C
2 trombones
bass trombone
tuba
harp
piano (+cel)
percussion (2 players)
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
contrabass
Feldman - Piano and Orchestra for piano and orchestra
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Morton Feldman
Feldman: Piano and Orchestra for piano and orchestraOrchestration: for piano and orchestra
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Morton Feldman's Piano and Orchestra from 1975 is one of a series of pieces by Feldman whose title merely describes its instrumentation. Feldman hoped thus to direct the audience’s attention to the colour of the work, rather than to the process of composition. The Süddeutsche Zeitung described the work at its première as “a balancing act on the thinnest possible line between soloist and orchestra”.