Tag Archives: Hans Keller

“…not ‘just’ a great composer…” Hans Keller and Beethoven

Posted on 22 June 2018 by

“… here is, not ‘just’ a great composer, but one of the most towering minds in the history of culture and civilization – humanity has not, in demonstrable fact, thrown up anything greater …”  So writes Hans Keller in his … Continue reading →

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Hans Keller as composition coach: Elisabetta Brusa reflects

Posted on 8 June 2018 by

Coaching and mentoring, whether it was string quartets, individual instrumentalists, analysis students or young composers, was central to Hans Keller’s life. His over-riding aim always was to make himself redundant by helping his students to find and trust their own … Continue reading →

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The Eclecticism of…Hans Keller’s Library*

Posted on 6 April 2018 by

“Goodness”, I thought to myself as I was wrestling the books in Hans Keller’s library into something resembling a coherent order with which I could work, “this is an eclectic collection”. But then I though – actually, SW, so is … Continue reading →

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Deryck Cooke, and, Hans Keller: a meeting of minds … and archives

Posted on 9 March 2018 by

We here at MusiCB3 are delighted to be able to tell our readers that the project to catalogue the papers of Deryck Cooke is nearing completion with just a couple of boxes of compositions remaining.

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‘An experienced traitor’: Hans Keller and the English language

Posted on 14 December 2017 by

Nothing to do with music for once, this week – or not directly anyway (or is it?). No-one who reads anything written by Hans Keller – whether it be a concert review for Music Review, a piece for the Listener, … Continue reading →

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“At a festival you are bound to enjoy yourself”: Hans Keller at the Edinburgh Festival

Posted on 11 August 2017 by

Founded by Rudolph Bing, Henry Harvey Wood and Sidney Newman, The Edinburgh Festival celebrates its 70th birthday this year – to which we at MusiCB3 wish many happy returns! There is an excellent account of the generation of the Festival … Continue reading →

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Hans Keller and the anti-programme note programme note: a tale in 1231 words

Posted on 23 June 2017 by

For this post, I am calling in the specialist and allowing him the floor to make his case. Dear reader, I leave you in the capable hands of Hans Keller for the next 1,184 words [with the occasional editorial interjection … Continue reading →

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