Archived Event

Feldman
Alexander Melnikov piano
Date
Thu 12 Mar 2015, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour 30 minutes in duration, without an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Alexander Melnikovpiano

Programme

Overview

Morton Feldman’s Triadic Memories, first performed at the ICA in London in 1981, offers a study in deep listening. This vast work barely rises above a whisper, gently drawing listeners into its kaleidoscopic soundworld of shifting Minimalist textures.

The composer described his score as ‘probably the largest butterfly in captivity’, a wonderful metaphor for one of the most exquisite pieces in the contemporary piano repertoire.

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