I am interested in exploring the music of this Composer but don't know where to start. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji (1892 - 1988)
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Regarding Sorabji, Naxos have recently released a three CD compilation by Michael Habermann, which is a great starting point. I have the original label release.
I and a couple of other forum members attended a Sorabji concert a couple of years ago at Oxford University and I think you have a lot of great music ahead of you!!!
PLEASE EXCUSE THE BIG PICTURE!!!!
Last edited by ferneyhoughgeliebte; 22-02-17, 08:21.
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Not forgetting these:
Buy Sorabji - Concerto per suonare da me solo by Jonathan Powell (piano), Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, None, Jonathan Powell (piano) from Amazon's Classical Music Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Originally posted by Lordgeous View PostA Hinton should be along soon!
40 years ago, anyone interested would have struggled to find much Alkan or any Sorabji on disc; how times have changed!
Where to start with recommendations? Well, if we're talking recommendations for those who are largely or completely unfamiliar with either composer's work, I'll leave others to find the Alkan ones and merely offer the hint to check out early ones by Ronald Smith as well as more recent ones by Marc-André Hamelin, Vincenzo Maltempo and Alessandro Deljavan and, for Sorabji, just about any recording by Jonathan Powell (of which there are quite a few with more on the way within the next year or so) who has played vastly more of the composer's piano music than anyone else - also Piano Symphony No. 5 played by Donna Amato and the ongoing survey by Fredrik Ullén of the 100 Transcendental Studies. All the Sorabji discs are on Altarus except the Ullén ones which are on BIS. If you can find Kevin Bowyer playing Organ Symphony No. 1 you will be well rewarded; it's on the long defunct label Continuum but it occasionaly pops up on Amazon.Last edited by ahinton; 12-01-16, 16:21.
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Originally posted by ahinton View PostHe's along now!
40 years ago, anyone interested would have struggled to find much Alkan or any Sorabji on disc; how times have changed!
Where to start with recommendations? Well, if we're talking recommendations for those who are largely or completely unfamiliar with either composer's work, I'll leave others to find the Alkan ones and merely offer the hint to check out early ones by Ronald Smith as well as more recent ones by Marc-André Hamelin, Vincenzo Maltempo and Alessandro Deljavan and, for Sorabji, just about any recording by Jonathan Powell (of which there are quite a few with more on the way within the next year or so) who has played vastly more of the composer's piano music than anyone else - also Piano Symphony No. 5 played by Donna Amato and the ongoing survey by Fredrik Ullén of the 100 Transcendental Studies. All the Sorabji discs are on Altarus except the Ullén ones which are on BIS. If you can find Kevin Bowyer playing Organ Symphonoy No. 1 you will be well rewarded; it's on the long defunct label Continuum but it occasionaly pops up on Amazon.
I'm sure your recommendations are the best, but they (and my Ogdon recommendation) come up quite expensive, hence my Michael Habermann Naxos recommendation (still available at premium price on the British Music Society label).
Btw, will Altus ever revise their RRPs so that more people can enjoy the music of their wonderful rostrum of composers?
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Originally posted by ahinton View PostHe's along now!
40 years ago, anyone interested would have struggled to find much Alkan or any Sorabji on disc; how times have changed!
Where to start with recommendations? Well, if we're talking recommendations for those who are largely or completely unfamiliar with either composer's work, I'll leave others to find the Alkan ones and merely offer the hint to check out early ones by Ronald Smith as well as more recent ones by Marc-André Hamelin, Vincenzo Maltempo and Alessandro Deljavan and, for Sorabji, just about any recording by Jonathan Powell (of which there are quite a few with more on the way within the next year or so) who has played vastly more of the composer's piano music than anyone else - also Piano Symphony No. 5 played by Donna Amato and the ongoing survey by Fredrik Ullén of the 100 Transcendental Studies. All the Sorabji discs are on Altarus except the Ullén ones which are on BIS. If you can find Kevin Bowyer playing Organ Symphonoy No. 1 you will be well rewarded; it's on the long defunct label Continuum but it occasionaly pops up on Amazon.Last edited by ferneyhoughgeliebte; 22-02-17, 08:19.
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Originally posted by Beef Oven! View PostThe Organ Symphony #1 is available very cheaply as a download (e.g e-music) and let's not forget John Ogdon's performance on CD of 'Opus Clavicembalisticum'
No, I could never forget Ogdon's OC, of course (especially having worked with him on it) but, even though I believe that it's now sold as 5 CDs for the price of 4 (just as the wonderful Piano Sonata No. 4 is sold as 3 for the price of 2), I'm not so sure of it as an introductory recommendation for those who don't know Sorabji (even though it was one of the earlier Sorabji CDs). So far, that monumental work has received 15 complete public performances by five pianists (one by the composer, two by John Ogdon, two by Daan Vandewalle, four by Jonathan Powell and six by Geoffrey Douglas Madge).
Originally posted by Beef Oven! View PostBtw, will Altus ever revise their RRPs so that more people can enjoy the music of their wonderful rostrum of composers?
Oh - and "Sorabji", please - not "Sorabaji"! (still, at least that's better than "Sorabhaji", I suppose...)Last edited by ahinton; 13-01-16, 04:07.
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Originally posted by ahinton View PostHe's along now!
40 years ago, anyone interested would have struggled to find much Alkan or any Sorabji on disc; how times have changed!Last edited by ferneyhoughgeliebte; 22-02-17, 08:18.
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Originally posted by CallMePaul View PostFor many years Sorabji banned public performances of his work - unsure why.
Originally posted by CallMePaul View PostTowards the end of his long life he relented and allowed a few hand-picked pianists
Originally posted by CallMePaul View PostJohn Ogden
Of Jonathan Powell's many recordings, it's hard to select preferences but, if gun at head, mine would probably be the 3-CD set of Piano Sonata No. 4 and the disc of Concerto per suonare da me solo of which the latter work was described by the composer himself with the words "if I wanted to introduce anyone to my work, I'd play that".Last edited by ahinton; 22-02-17, 12:01.
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Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostThe Sonata #1 (with score) played by Marc-André Hamelin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTugy32wY5k
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Originally posted by ahinton View PostMany thanks - but could you please amend the name in the thread title to Sorabji?
Duly done - and with apologies. (Although it's all your own fault - in one of your replies to BeefO, you mentioned "Sorabhaji" and that must have got stuck in my mind. I think that you should apologise!)[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
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