Refracted Sound

Written shortly before the composer’s death, For Samuel Beckett is a meditatively shifting work, in which tiny differences between endless rhythmic and harmonic permutations suspend space and time. Feldman’s experiments with scale and entropy led him to an obsession with quietly powerful music: this evocative and mysterious work seems to appear from nowhere and float on elsewhere after its end. The Royal Academy of Music’s talented Manson Ensemble joins the London Sinfonietta’s players side by side on stage to perform this beautiful piece.