David Ayers Posted February 14, 2015 Report Posted February 14, 2015 Obituary here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11411551/John-McCabe-composer-obituary.html Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted February 15, 2015 Report Posted February 15, 2015 Sad. I used to have his Haydn sonatas in those Decca boxes. Never really connected with is compositions. Not necessarily his fault. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 15, 2015 Report Posted February 15, 2015 Fine composer. Only heard of his illness a couple of weeks back when a new Naxos disc was reviewed on the BBC CD Review programme. RIP Quote
MomsMobley Posted February 21, 2015 Report Posted February 21, 2015 Sad. I used to have his Haydn sonatas in those Decca boxes. Never really connected with is compositions. Not necessarily his fault. I'd echo the sentiment while suggesting the opposite-- better composer than pianist & however welcome to have en masse, that Haydn set was pretty awful, a black hole of vivacity, wit, drama-- dharma too! likewise, later, McCabe's recording of Hindemith "Ludas Tonalis." some of the symphonies i've heard are at least decent-- Quote
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