Peter Warlock: The Life of Philip Heseltine

ISBN-13: 9780198166061 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 384 str.

Barry Smith

Opis

Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine) is one of the most fascinating and enigmatic of twentieth-century British composers. He was by turns a sensitive songwriter of remarkable genius, a witty and caustic critic, a rare scholar of early music, and a friend of some of the leading figures of the day--including William Walton, Jacob Epstein, and D. H. Lawrence. This is a complete account of this mercurial musician. Barry Smith uses new and often controversial material in telling his real, and frequently outrageous story. Here is the man, the composer, writer, and scholar, from his dangerous involvement in the occult to his long lasting loves and hates--all of which ended by his own hand in a gas-filled London flat on a cold winter's morning in 1930.

Recenzje

'splendid biography ... one cannot easily imagine this study being superseded by a better one ... It is extremely readable, and Barry Smith presents the facts in a lucid and straightforward way without, thankfully, being tempted to put Heseltine on the psychiatrist's couch. This finely-researched study not only brings forward much fresh material but also throws doubt on several aspects of Nigel Heseltine's Capriol for Mother. It can be thoroughly recommended to Warlockians and Delians alike.' The Delius Society Journal, Autumn/Winter 1994, No. 115

O autorze

Barry Smith is founder and director of the St. George's Singers, one of South Africa's leading chamber choirs. He has received an Honorary Associateship from the Royal School of Church Music, and an Honorary Fellowship from the Guild of Church Musicians, and was made a member of the Order of Simon of Cyrene by Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1989. Several of his compositions have been published and he has made frequent recordings for radio, television, and on compact disc.