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Morton Feldman's late style is well represented in this disc's two extended works, Violin and Orchestra (1979) and Coptic Light (1985). The first ...Show synopsisMorton Feldman's late style is well represented in this disc's two extended works, Violin and Orchestra (1979) and Coptic Light (1985). The first piece, like several other works Feldman composed for solo instrument and orchestra, superficially resembles a concerto, for its focus is on the violin throughout. However, there are no virtuosic passages or cadenzas for the soloist, and the orchestra's activity is fairly constant and independent, admitting little of what could be called repartee or accompaniment. Even so, the shifting layers, rhythmic pulses, and shimmering harmonics still seem to be derived from the soloist's part, albeit cryptically, and violinist Isabelle Faust seems merely at the forefront of the orchestra's evolving textures. Where Violin and Orchestra is spare and fragmentary, Coptic Light is monolithic and hypnotic, and functions as a static mass of sound built up through many small cycles, stretched over a long time period. Yet an impression of vast stillness is created, which...Hide synopsis
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