tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757790087474609097.post2369760942765776094..comments2023-10-15T10:56:10.638+01:00Comments on Sheffield Quakers: Silence, Morton Feldman and FriendsGordon Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06021696929176035226noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757790087474609097.post-6019338402283998252008-10-21T15:06:00.000+01:002008-10-21T15:06:00.000+01:00Morty was a jew.Morty was a jew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757790087474609097.post-16822965648781679892007-12-05T13:18:00.000+00:002007-12-05T13:18:00.000+00:00Rudy sorry about talking a while to reply but I ha...Rudy sorry about talking a while to reply but I have had to be away from my computer for. This is in some respects difficult but I can recomend several works e.g. Piano;Viola in my Life; For Samuel Beckett; Samuel Beckett:Words and Music; Rothko Chapel; Durations. <BR/>It is difficult to know what to recommend as I feel that Feldman tends to write more silence than notes in many pieces - if that makes sense. It might be an idea to see what your local music library holds. I must warn you that he is not to everyone's taste and so therefore I would recommend borrowing rather than buying. It may also involve another way of approaching how the music is listened to but I feel that it is worthwhile. I find that he makes me listen. I have a experience similar to that of reading a good book in that I want to know what comes on the next page but not skip the one I'm currently reading - but that is my reaction and I can fully understand why people may not have a similar taste or interest.Peter Lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971060460707460714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757790087474609097.post-6496297576490212002007-11-29T19:32:00.000+00:002007-11-29T19:32:00.000+00:00Can you recommend particular works? I tried to lis...Can you recommend particular works? <BR/><BR/>I tried to listen to Feldman once and couldn't follow it.<BR/>I can't remember which piece; I think it was a very long piano quartet or similar.<BR/><BR/>However a New Yorker magazine article noted Feldman's great admiration for the music of Sibelius, and I can listen to that...<BR/>so maybe I can follow Feldman's musical thoughts sort of at second hand... :)<BR/><BR/>I tend to like busy music and busy books, so I might have just been too impatient for musical stillness.Rudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691715150100698476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757790087474609097.post-59986994795649171182007-11-11T10:28:00.000+00:002007-11-11T10:28:00.000+00:00I believe that we are in agreement. It is the eff...I believe that we are in agreement. It is the effect of these qualities upon me which resulted in my questioning blog.<BR/>Peter LawlessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757790087474609097.post-24495167819757046902007-11-11T00:16:00.000+00:002007-11-11T00:16:00.000+00:00If my spirituality to you mean intensity, emotion ...If my spirituality to you mean intensity, emotion and simple beauty then yes I agree.<BR/><BR/>Who was it who said <BR/>Man made god<BR/>because religion didn't make sense without a lead character<BR/>So theology is just contemplating one's own navel<BR/>Richard Pinnell!Richard Pinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168522717135806763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757790087474609097.post-31085227081100430772007-11-10T19:48:00.000+00:002007-11-10T19:48:00.000+00:00It must have sneaked in when he wasn't looking! W...It must have sneaked in when he wasn't looking! What I find is not religion but a deep spirituality which can exist without religion. The two are related and it is possible to be spiritual without being, or claiming to be, religious. <BR/>Who was it who said<BR/>God made man<BR/>Man made religion<BR/>But the Devil created theology!<BR/>Peter LawlessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757790087474609097.post-88514353566061136442007-11-10T16:22:00.000+00:002007-11-10T16:22:00.000+00:00I can assure you that there is not a single ounce ...I can assure you that there is not a single ounce of religon in Feldman's music.Richard Pinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168522717135806763noreply@blogger.com