David Ayers Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Obituary here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11411551/John-McCabe-composer-obituary.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsMobley Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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