{"product_id":"morton-feldman-new-directions-in-music-2","title":"MORTON FELDMAN - New Directions in Music 2","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"428\"\u003eIgnore the “2” in the title; this is \u003cstrong data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"55\"\u003eMorton Feldman\u003c\/strong\u003e’s 1959 debut album, which by definition means it’s a key release in the history of modern classical music. Feldman’s association with the New York abstract art scene of the time is made explicit with the cover art by \u003cstrong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"290\"\u003ePhilip Guston\u003c\/strong\u003e, but it’s the music, with its minimalism and emphasis on tonal color, that most clearly expresses the ethos of his visual artist peers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"753\"\u003ePerhaps the biggest influence, however, though it’s hard to say exactly who influenced whom, is \u003cstrong data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"539\"\u003eJohn Cage\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose experiments with chance methods of composition and performance echo in Feldman’s graphic notation, which left choices of rhythm and pitch to the performers of his \u003cem data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"723\"\u003eProjections\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"743\"\u003eIntersections\u003c\/em\u003e pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003eThis release represents the first reissue of this landmark record. A later release, \u003cem data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"856\"\u003eThe Early Years\u003c\/em\u003e, discarded the Guston album art and reshuffled the sequence. To ensure the truest and clearest listening experience possible, we’re pressing \u003cem data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1025\"\u003eNew Directions in Music 2\u003c\/em\u003e on black vinyl at Gotta Groove Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1164\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIf you’re at all into, or even curious about modern classical, this is one you have to own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Gone Music","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58044048605529,"sku":"SDZ-45747","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/5014822b13d79e54bfa244c03410c568.jpg?v=1778581343","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/morton-feldman-new-directions-in-music-2","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}