Max Harrison (–2017)
Auteur de The New Grove Gospel Blues and Jazz with Spirituals and Ragtime
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(eng) I can't find further biographical information, but since he was 87 when he died, he was born in either 1929 or 1930.
Œuvres de Max Harrison
charlie parker (Kings of jazz series;no.6) 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Complete Preludes, Op. 3, 23, 32: Piano Solo [score] (1994) — liner notes, quelques éditions — 24 exemplaires
Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff) / Symphonic Variations (Franck) [1972, Karajan] — liner notes, quelques éditions — 3 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Date de décès
- 2017-05-02
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Professions
- music critic
historian - Organisations
- Jazz Monthly
The Times
The Gramophone - Notice de désambigüisation
- I can't find further biographical information, but since he was 87 when he died, he was born in either 1929 or 1930.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 144
- Popularité
- #143,281
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 20
- Langues
- 1
I have to say I really enjoyed it. As an admirer of Rachmaninov's recordings, moreover, I appreciated the detailed coverage of these in the book - and the very comprehensive list of everything Rach every recorded in the appendix!
However, I recall seeing a 'review' of this book somewhere (it may have even been on the back of the book, but as I've sent it back to the library now I can't check) which described it as 'objective'. This is COMPLETE NONSENSE. Harrison has his own, very clear-cut opinions (some obvious, such as his opinion on the worth of various works by Rachmaninov, and some more subtle), many of which I personally disagree with (although this by no means spoiled the book.)
It was these judgements that irritated me while I was reading, largely because the author presented them as 'facts' rather than as what they were, simply an opinion. Neverthless, this book is extremely comprehensive and well structured and I feel no need to go seeking out another biography of Rachmaninov for comparison.… (plus d'informations)