Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji quotes

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji was an English composer and virtuoso pianist known for his extraordinarily complex and lengthy works. His music often challenges performers with its technical demands and intricate structures. He remains a controversial but influential figure in 20th-century classical music. Here are 3 of his quotes:

With a wracking head and literally my whole body shaking as with ague I write this and tell you I have just this afternoon early finished Clavicembalisticum... The closing 4 pages are so cataclysmic and catastrophic as anything I've ever done - the harmony bites like nitric acid - the counterpoint grinds like the mills of God... (Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji)
To the everlasting glory of those few men blessed and sanctified in the curses and execrations of those many whose praise is eternal damnation. View quote
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Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji - Image
Photo: Joan Muspratt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: English Composer
Born: August 14, 1892
Died: October 15, 1988
Quotes count: 3
Wikipedia: Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji