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All Genres > Classical > Contemporary > MORTON FELDMAN: Violin and String Quartet / Christina Fong, Rangzen Quartet REVIEW QUOTES: Ingvar Loco Nordin, Sonoloco Record Reviews, 2002 ... I have seldom (or ever) experienced such a timbral bliss in music as here ... Amanda MacBlane, NewMusicBox, April, 2002 The long, quiet rebellion of Morton Feldman against the conventions of music and human thought ... played with colorful sensitivity ... Peter Bates, Audiophile Audition, April, 2002 The ominous and subtle variations are unnerving. You can enter or exit ... without feeling you've missed anything. But you may. Jerry Bowles, Sequenza21, June, 2002 A labor of love by all involved and the kind of thing that only small, independent labels will do. Bravo. Philip Clark, The Wire, June, 2002 Fong ... with the Rangzen Quartet ... brilliantly captures Feldman's icy introspection and weeping lyricism ... disturbing and fulfilling in equal measure ... Philip Clark, The Strad, July, 2002 Fong has a talent for handling the demands of long-term pacing. ... a superbly judged performance with an appropriately intimate acoustic. Jack Sullivan, American Record Guide, July/August, 2002 This mysterious, wispy stuff is very close to a pure dream state, perhaps the best 3 AM music ever. Jed Distler, Gramophone, August, 2002 ... Fong and the Rangzen Quartet succeed on all ... counts ... and make a compelling case for this previously unrecorded score. John Story, Fanfare, September/October, 2002 ... the performers manage the tempo nearly perfectly and count Feldman's infinitely finicky rhythms extremely well. Firmly recommended ... Tony Haywood, MusicWeb, December, 2002 The piece seems to have no beginning or end, no intention or direction. Yet the listening experience is startling ... Dan Warburton, Paris Transatlantic, February, 2003 ... proof that truly top-notch performances of American experimental music do not have to be dry and ascetic to succeed fully. Marcus Boon, Signal to Noise, Summer, 2003 The Pellegrini Quartet and Rangzen Quartet's versions of the quartet differ ... a certain lyricism ... the brisker version by Rangzen has ... Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes, 2004 ... this deeply affecting work can be considered Feldman's definitive affirmation of his original style ... it's fundamental. Walter Horn, Bagatellen, March, 2004 a species of anti-concerto ... balance and tempi are perfect, the tone ... delicate without ever being prissy ... perfectly in tune ... Check out the artist's website: http://cdbaby.com/group/ogreogress Track List: 1. CD1 1. Violin and String Quartet (1985) beginning [58:56] 2. CD2 1. Violin and String Quartet (1985) conclusion [58:32] Suggested CDs:
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