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Sorabji: Toccata No 1

Jed Distler

Composed in 1928, Sorabji’s five-movement Toccata No. 1 might best be described as a smaller cousin, or a “beta version” if you will, to his

Sorabji: Piano sonata No. 4/Powell

Jed Distler

In contrast to Sorabji’s first three single-movement piano sonatas, the 1929 Sonata No. 4 is structured in three movements that add up to more than

aprilfool Sorabji

Jed Distler

Opus Amorassissimo, etc. is perhaps the least known yet most controversial of Kaikhosru Sorabji’s large-scale, unpublished and unperformed piano works. According to Altarus producer Robyn

April Fools Godowsky Brahms C

Jed Distler

As the saying goes, truth is stranger than fiction, particularly so in the case of Leopold Godowsky’s piano versions of Brahms’ Four Symphonies for the

Sorabji Second/Altarus C

Jed Distler

This release documents the U.S. premiere of Kaikhosru Sorabji’s Second Piano Sonata. Like his First Sonata, Sorabji’s longer, more ambitious follow-up takes its cue from