MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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BENN LUNN appreciates an honest and direct insight into what a composer’s life can look like
DIVINE RETRIBUTION: Captured citizens brought before an Anabaptist leader during the Munster Rebellion, January 1881; Cages that held the Anabaptists at the Tower of St Lamberti Church, Munster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Alexander Goehr — Composing A Life
Jack Van Zandt, Carcanet, £30
ALEXANDER GOEHR has been one of Britain’s quietly influential composers for a very long period of time. Though slightly overshadowed by Peter Maxwell Davis and Harrison Birtwistle, Goehr’s influence is still felt in many corners of contemporary music in this country.
Similarly, due to his highly influential father, composer and conductor and composer Walter Goehr, Alexander Goehr’s life is equally fascinating. Ultimately, he is long overdue for a dedicated book of this nature.
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