Wednesday, November 30, 2022

TDCM: November 30th - John McCabe

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 


John McCabe (1939-2015)


Bio

McCabe was born in Huyton, Liverpool. His mother was a violinist and homeschooled him as a child. He composed as a boy and purportedly wrote 13 Symphonies before the age of 11. He studied at Manchester University, the Royal Manchester College of Music, and the Munich Hochschule für Musik. He composed widely and was also a successful pianist and teacher.

Music

Symphony No. 4 "Of Time & the River"


Symphony No. 7 "Labyrinth"


Symphony No. 1 "Elegy"


Symphony No. 2



Symphony No. 5 "Edward II"


Violin Concerto No. 2



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