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EXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS OF THE CHAPTER IN THE BOOK SORABJI: A CRITICAL CELEBRATION


Habermann's chapter on Sorabji's piano music . . . is free of the usual jargon-ridden waffling lucubrated to impress other specialists." [Adrian Corleonis, Fanfare, Nov./Dec. 1993] view complete article | download article in PDF format

Luckily there is some material here which takes a far more profitable direction, above all Habermann's chapter on the piano works. [Max Harrison, Musical Opinion, Feb. 1994, p. 61.] view complete article | download article in PDF format

The most substantial article . . . is that by pianist Michael Habermann on Sorabji's piano music. [John Talbot, The British Music Society News, March 1997] view complete article | download article in PDF format

The pianist Michael Habermann provides an analysis of the piano music which will become required reading for all performers. [Gordon Rumson, The Newsletter of the Friends of Gunnar Johansen, Nov. 1997]

Habermann enters into Sorabji's musical labyrinth and leaves a clear trail that his successors are obliged to follow. His analysis is equally pertinent to the organ or symphonic works. {Gordon Rumson, The American Organist, Jan. 1994.} view complete article | download article in PDF format

Michael Habermann, who is a fine Sorabji pianist also gives a nice overview of the generative sources of the piano music. [An Amazon.com customer/reviewer from Chicago] read complete article | download article in PDF format