Track Listings
| 1. Summer (16:05) | ||
| 2. Autumn (12:09) | ||
| 3. Winter (24:42) | ||
| 4. Spring (7:30) | ||
| 5. Soundings for solo violin (10:49) |
Editorial Reviews
Cadence
Rather than simulate sounds of nature, in his "The Seasons: Vermont", violinist/composer Malcolm Goldstein just goes out and grabs them. There are recordings of everything here, from birdsongs and gushing brooks, to chainsaws and persnickity car motors: all are used to evoke the seasonal changes one may experience during a typical year in rural Vermont. This recording also contains Goldstein's ten-minute "Soundings for Solo Violin" (1997). While I prefer some of his 1980 offerings, the piece does provide a glimpse of Goldstein's trememdous talents. He has a surgeon's control over his horn. And his storm of ideas is wonderfully drenching: he reminds me of a brilliant conversationalist completely taking over a dinner party.
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
...Goldstein is a talented violinist equally attuned to Cage and Vivaldi in this composition. He begins with Summer and uses recordings of the Vermont environment electronically transformed in a manner consistent with his reading of the seasons. Abundant noises of summer are slowed down into long sustained durations for winter. On top of this, various instrumentalists provided structured imporvisation. The recording is of a live performance. The result is both abstract and evocative of... read more
The Seasons: Vermont
The Seasons: Vermont, Music, Tom Guralnick, Malcolm Goldstein, Robert Black, Joseph Celli, Mark Steven Brooks, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Goldstein, Avant-Garde, Chamber, Chamber Music, Electronic/Avant-Garde/Minimalist Music, Free Improvisation
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The Seasons: Vermont
Manufacturer: Experimental Intermed ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Electronic
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ASIN: B00000HYCD Release Date: 1998-10-01 |
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Malcolm Goldstein Manufacturer: XI Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000IDY1 Release Date: 1998-12-01 |
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