For Samuel Beckett

Morton Feldman’s “For Samuel Beckett” is a late work; at well under an hour, it is one of the shorter denizens of that realm. Feldman scored it for an ensemble consisting of doubled woodwind quartet, brass septet, string quartet, and a trio of harp, piano, and vibraphone. The brass and strings are muted, and the music hovers on the edge of inaudibility; there are no dynamic outbursts at all. The music just starts, as if it had always been there, ticks along irregularly for three-quarters of an hour, and then just ends. Weird, at least if you’re not familiar with Feldman’s music.

Item is as good as new. 20-page booklet includes notes in German, English and French.