Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892-1988) was an unusual legend in his own lifetime: a Parsi composer and critic living in England whose compositions are of such length and difficulty that he felt compelled to ban public performances of them. This book, the first devoted to Sorabji, explores his life and character, his music, his articles and letters. It both presents the legend accurately and dispels its exaggerated aspects. The portrait which emerges is not of a crank or eccentric but of a highly original and accomplished musical thinker whom recent performances and recordings confirm as unique and important.…mehr
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892-1988) was an unusual legend in his own lifetime: a Parsi composer and critic living in England whose compositions are of such length and difficulty that he felt compelled to ban public performances of them. This book, the first devoted to Sorabji, explores his life and character, his music, his articles and letters. It both presents the legend accurately and dispels its exaggerated aspects. The portrait which emerges is not of a crank or eccentric but of a highly original and accomplished musical thinker whom recent performances and recordings confirm as unique and important.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Contents: List of Illustrations Part One, Discovery Why Sorabji?, Paul Rapoport Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji: An Introduction, Alistair Hinton Sorabji: A Continuation, Paul Rapoport A Few Recollections and Ruminations, Frank Holliday "Could you just send me a list of his works?" Paul Rapoport Part Two, The Prose Sorabji's Letters to Heseltine, Kenneth Derus Sorabji's Music Criticism, Nazlin Bhimani Sorabji's Other Writings, Paul Rapoport Part Three, The Music Sorabji's Piano Music, Michael Habermann Performing Opus clavicembalisticum - Geoffrey Douglas Madge with Paul Rapoport Splendour upon Splendour: On Hearing Sorabji Play, Frank Holliday Un tessuto d'esecuzioni: A Register of Performances of Sorabji's Works, Marc-André Roberge Perigraph - To Remember Sorabji's Music: A Short Conclusion - Kenneth Derus Appendix 1 - The Texts of Sorabji's Vocal Music, Paul Rapoport Appendix 2 - The Recordings of Sorabji's Music - Paul Rapoport Appendix 3 - The Sorabji Music Archive, Alistair Hinton Bibliography Index of Sorabji's Compositions General Index.
Contents: List of Illustrations Part One, Discovery Why Sorabji?, Paul Rapoport Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji: An Introduction, Alistair Hinton Sorabji: A Continuation, Paul Rapoport A Few Recollections and Ruminations, Frank Holliday "Could you just send me a list of his works?" Paul Rapoport Part Two, The Prose Sorabji's Letters to Heseltine, Kenneth Derus Sorabji's Music Criticism, Nazlin Bhimani Sorabji's Other Writings, Paul Rapoport Part Three, The Music Sorabji's Piano Music, Michael Habermann Performing Opus clavicembalisticum - Geoffrey Douglas Madge with Paul Rapoport Splendour upon Splendour: On Hearing Sorabji Play, Frank Holliday Un tessuto d'esecuzioni: A Register of Performances of Sorabji's Works, Marc-André Roberge Perigraph - To Remember Sorabji's Music: A Short Conclusion - Kenneth Derus Appendix 1 - The Texts of Sorabji's Vocal Music, Paul Rapoport Appendix 2 - The Recordings of Sorabji's Music - Paul Rapoport Appendix 3 - The Sorabji Music Archive, Alistair Hinton Bibliography Index of Sorabji's Compositions General Index.
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