Interview with Morton Feldman, 1967 July 1
Item Type: Sound Recording
Duration: 52:30
Event Type: Interview
Program Origin: KPFA

Lineage:
KPFA masters (presumably)-->WAV-->FLAC (via Trader's Little Helper)
WAVs downloaded directly from Other Minds Archive before it was downgraded to streaming mp3

This wide ranging, literate, and always fascinating conversation between composer Morton Feldman and writer/composer/journalist (and former KPFA music director) Charles Shere touches on the work of various composers, performers, artists, and writers. Feldman talks about ways of composing, including his own, and to what degree a composer is "on the make" with regard to his audience.

The composers Feldman and Shere discuss include John Cage, Christian Wolff, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Olivier Messiaen, Pierre Boulez, Luciano Berio, and Milton Babbitt. Surprisingly, Feldman admits to admiring Babbitt, and wishes that he himself could write serialized music freehand, like Babbitt.

Is it true that music will always have a great past, but never a great future? Is Feldman's music limited because he doesn't believe in Hegel? Discover the answers in this fascinating conversation.

Thanks to the Estate of Morton Feldman for permission to share this historic interview. All Rights Reserved

Genres: 20th Century Classical; New Music
Subject: Cage, John; Wolff, Christian, 1934-; Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951; Webern, Anton, 1883-1945; Stockhausen, Karlheinz, 1928-; Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992; Boulez, Pierre, 1925-; Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003; Babbitt, Milton, 1916-; Composers; 20th century classical; New music
People: Shere, Charles, 1935-; Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987
Recording Date: 7/1/1967
First Broadcast Date: 8/26/1981

Note: I don't know why 14 years went by between recording and broadcasting--but let's all thank the powers that be for making it available to KPFA.