Kaikhosru Sorabji's Letters to Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock) - 9781138478435

Taylor & Francis

Two extraordinary personalities, and one remarkable friendship, are reflected in the unique corpus of letters from Anglo-Parsi composer-critic Kaikhosru Sorabji (1892-1988) to Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock) (1894-1930): a fascinating primary source for the period 1913-1922 available in a complete scholarly edition for the first time. The volume also provides a new contextual, critical and interpretative framework, incorporating a myriad of perspectives: identities, social geographies, style construction, and mutual interests and influences. Pertinent period documents, including evidence of Heseltine\u2019s reactions, enhance the sense of narrative and expand on aesthetic discussions. Through the letters\u2019 entertaining and perceptive lens, Sorabji\u2019s early life and compositions are vividly illuminated and Heseltine\u2019s own intriguing life and work recontextualised. What emerges takes us beyond tropes of otherness and eccentricity to reveal a persona and a narrative with g.