Havergal Brian on Music: European and American Music in His Time

Havergal Brian (1876-1972) was not only a profoundly original composer, he also wrote acutely perceptive music journalism. This title concentrates on Brian's European contemporaries. It covers such figures as: Bartok, Berg, Busoni, Debussy, Hindemith, Mahler, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Schocnberg, Strauss, Respighi, Shostakovich, Sibelius, and Varese.