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These are works for voice and various instruments, with the voice  treated as just another instrument. Joan La Barbara has long been associated  with Morton Feldman, having performed many of his works (in fact, many of  Feldman's works have been written with La Barbara in mind). As in all of  Feldman's instrumental works, the voice, singing mostly single, sustained tones,  is placed against the piano (as inVoice, Violin and Pianoof 1976) or  highlighted, as inVertical Thoughtsof 1965. New Albion's engineers have  created an intimate atmosphere on this disc, even if the music is harrowing.--Paul Cook