Jovita Zähl - Feldman: Complete Works for Multiple Pianos (2026)
This is music I don’t play so much as enter. The multiple pianos feel less like instruments in dialogue than like parallel rooms, each breathing at its own pace. Nothing here tries to convince me or impress me; it simply persists, calmly, with a kind of quiet authority that Feldman’s world always carries when it’s handled with care.
What works better for me this time is the sense of suspended tension. Small variations in touch and spacing slowly accumulate, and I find myself more attuned to micro-shifts in density and resonance than I expect. Time stretches, but it doesn’t collapse into abstraction—it stays tactile, almost physical.
That said, the emotional register remains deliberately cool. I admire the patience and the clarity of intent more than I feel moved by it. Still, the experience lingers longer than pure concept music usually does for me. It’s not something I crave often, but when I do step inside it, the space feels precisely calibrated and quietly rewarding.
Genre: Contemporary Classical
Country: Germany
Final Verdict: 64% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 12th / 30
Highlight: Untitled for two pianos
Made me think of:
Christian Wolff
La Monte Young
Giacinto Scelsi
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