This photo, taken 100 years ago, tells a great deal about the music of Granville Bantock.
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Elaine Fine I am active as a composer, a violist, a violinist, a recorder player, and as a teacher. I have been keeping this space in the blogosphere alive with assumptions about music (and assorted other things) since 2005.View Profile
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Music is a mystery for people who play it, write it, listen to it, and write about it. The only thing I can really do when I try to say something about music is assume.
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7 comments:
The Sapphic Ode is gorgeous. But what more of the composer, Elaine Fine? Perhaps a picture of her study too, if Bantock's says so much.
Perhaps a picture will show up eventually. I took one once, while my desk was relatively clean. I covet Bantock's desk with the little slots for papers, and those great Buddha statues.
Something suggests that those little slots for papers and great Buddha statues have their cousins in Elaine Fine's virtual compositional "study..."
But where's the photo of Wagner? :)
Elaine - thank you for introducing me to this composer. I did not know of him but having listened to a few short clips on iTunes, I can already tell he's totally "my type!" I think another British composer I enjoy, Sir Edward German, was from the same time era. I have a feeling I'll be on going through a Bantock phase shortly... :)
I'm so happy to have introduced you to Bantock, and know that your Bantock phase will be a mountain of pleasure! I have been spending around an hour every day for the past two months practicing his D major Sonata, which is a fantastic adventure.
This is the recording that introduced me to Bantock, and I recommend it heartily.
It's lovely to hear of somebody discovering Bantock through his chamber music rather than the ubiquitous Celtic symphony. I adore that Dutton disc of his violin sonatas, music of real stature.
It's unfortunate that fans of these lesser-known composers orchestral works tend to doubt their abilities in other mediums. Whil this holds true for some, Bantock's violin sonatas are quite something - they really hold strong despite an often lengthy duration, which can only be a good sign!
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