Discography


"Again: 'if you make your work of such monstrous difficulty, no one can play it but the finest pianists.' What if it is only for the 'very finest pianists'? What if it is for no one at all but its creator? In the last resort there is the pianola." - Kaikhosru Sorabji, letter to Philip Heseltine, 1922.

This list details all commercial recordings of music by Sorabji known to have been released and is updated frequently to include information on new issues. The Sorabji Archive cannot guarantee continued availability of any particular item for sale to the public as we are not generally informed of deletion of items from catalogues of recordings on sale.

All non-deleted recordings listed in this discography should be available through any classical record retailer. By special arrangement with Altarus Records, the Sorabji Archive will also be pleased to supply any Sorabji item on the Altarus label direct to the customer. If asked, we will endeavor to help in difficult cases to obtain other commerical recordings. We will be pleased at all times to provide information on forthcoming releases.

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The construction of this list was greatly assisted by Sorabji: A Critical Celebration, edited by Paul Rapoport.


1. Michael Habermann, piano
issued November 1980, USA

Opus clavicembalisticum: Introito, Preludio corale (1929-30)
In the Hothouse (1918)
Toccata (1920)
Fantaisie espagnole (1919)
Fragment, final revised version (1926/28/37)
Pastiche on the Habanera from Bizet's Carmen: Trois Pastiches, No. 2 (1922)
(*) 33 seconds: .WAV format (368 K) / .AU format (267 K)
Musical Heritage SocietyMHS 4271L
MHC 6271M
LP
Cassette
MusicMastersMM 20015
MM 60015
LP
CD


2. Michael Habermann, piano
issued November 1982, USA

Nocturne, Jami (1928)
Pastiche on "Hindu merchant's Song" from Rimsky-Korsakov's Sadko: Trois Pastiches, No. 3 (1922)
Le jardin parfumé (1923)
Pastiche on Chopin's Waltz Op. 64 No. 1 (Minute Waltz): Trois Pastiches, No. 1 (1922)
Musical Heritage SocietyMHS 4811Y
MHC 6811Z
LP
Cassette
MusicMastersMM 20019
MM 60019
LP
CD


3. Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano
issued September 1983, Netherlands.

Opus clavicembalisticum (1929-30)
Royal Conservatory Series
(Keytone Records)
RCS 4-8004 LP set


4. Michael Habermann, piano
issued June 1987, USA

St. Bertrand de Comminges: "He was laughing in the tower" (1941)
Prelude, Interlude, and Fugue for Piano (1920)
Valse fantaisie, hommage à Johann Strauss (1925)
Musical Heritage SocietyMHS 7530H
MHC 9530K
LP
Cassette
MusicMastersMMD 20118Y
MMD 40118Y
MMD 60118W
LP
Cassette
CD


5. Kevin Bowyer, organ
issued November 1988, England.

Symphony No. 1 for Organ (1923-24)
ContinuumCCD 1001/22 CD set


6. Michael Habermann, piano
reissue of selections from Nos. 2 and 4

Le jardin parfumé (1923)
Prelude, Interlude, and Fugue for Piano (1920)
Nocturne, Jami (1928)
Pastiche on Hindu Merchant's Song from Rimsky-Korsakov's Sadko: Trois Pastiches, No. 3 (1922)
Pastiche on Chopin's Waltz Op. 64 No. 1 (Minute Waltz): Trois Pastiches, No. 1 (1922)
ASVCD AMM 159
ZC AMM 159
CD
Cassette


7. John Ogdon, piano
issued May 1989, England.

Opus clavicembalisticum (1929-30)
Altarus RecordsAIR-CD 9075 (4)4 CD set


8. Marc-André Hamelin, piano
issued July 1990, England.

Sonata No. 1 for Piano (1919)
Altarus RecordsAIR-CD 9050CD single


9. Ronald Stevenson, piano
issued 1992, England.

Fantasiettina sul nome illustre dell'egregio poeta Christopher Grieve ossia Hugh M'Diarmid (1961)
plus works by other composers
Altarus RecordsAIR-CD 9037CD


10. Yonty Solomon, piano
issued 1993, England.

Le jardin parfumé (1923)
Altarus RecordsAIR-CD 9037CD single


11. Donna Amato, piano
issued 1993, USA.

Fantaisie espagnole (1919)
(*) 41 seconds: .WAV format (459 K) / .AU format (333 K)
Altarus RecordsAIR-CD 9022CD single


12. Donna Amato, piano
issued 1993, USA.

Variazione maliziosa e perversa sopra "La morte d'Åse" da Grieg (1974)
plus works by Hinton and Stevenson
Altarus RecordsAIR-CD 9021CD


13. Carlo Grante, piano
issued 1994, USA.

Pastiche on the Habanera from Bizet's Carmen: Trois Pastiches, No. 2 (1922)
plus works by Busoni and Liszt
Altarus RecordsAIR-CD 9098CD


14. Donna Amato, piano
issued 1994, USA.

Quære reliqua hujus materiei inter secretiora (1940)
St. Bertrand de Comminges: "He was laughing in the tower" (1941)
Toccatinetta (1929)
[2] Sutras sul nome dell'amico Alexis (1971-?)
Passeggiata arlecchinesca sopra un frammento di Busoni, "Rondò arlecchinesco" (1981-82)
Altarus RecordsAIR-CD 9025CD


15. Michael Habermann, piano
issued 1995, USA

Gulistan (1940)
Quære reliqua hujus materiei inter secretiora (1940)
Fantasiettina sul nome illustre dell'egregio poeta Christopher Grieve ossia Hugh M'Diarmid (1961)
Nocturne, Jami (1928)
Élan RecordingsCD 82264CD


16. Charles Hopkins, piano
issued 1995, USA.

Gulistan (1940)
Altarus RecordsAIR-CD 9036CD single


17. The Composer-Pianists, Marc-André Hamelin, piano
issued 1998.

Three Pastiches for piano

Hyperion Records CDA67050


18. Piano Sonata no.2, Tellef Johnson, piano
issued 1999.

Sonata seconda for piano

Altarus Records AIR-CD9049


19. Opus Clavicembalisticum, Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano
issued 1999.

Opus Clavicembalisticum

BIS BIS-CD-1062/1064 5 CD set


20. Got a Minute?, Fredrik Ullén, piano
issued 2000.

Three Pastiches for piano
Pasticcio Capriccioso (Valse in D flat major, op.64/1 [Chopin])

BIS BIS-CD-1083


21. Passeggiata Veneziana and Villa Tasca, Jonathan Powell, piano
issued 2002.

Villa Tasca
Passeggiata Veneziana

Altarus Records AIR-CD-9067


22. Complete Songs for soprano and piano, Elizabeth Farnum, soprano, Margaret Kampmeier, piano
issued 2002.

The Poplars
L’étang
I was not sorrowful
Chrysilla
Trois poèmes pour chant et piano
Arabesque
Roses du soir
Trois fêtes galantes de Verlaine
L’heure exquise
L’irrémédiable
Vocalise pour soprano fioriturata
Trois Chants
Apparition
Hymne à Aphrodite

Centaur Records CRC2613


23. Toccata no.1, Jonathan Powell, piano
issued 2003.

Toccata no.1

Altarus Records AIR-CD-9068


24. Transcriptions, Michael Habermann, piano
issued 2003.

Quasi Habanera
Pasticcio Capriccioso (Valse in D flat major, op.64/1 [Chopin])
Symphonic Variations
Chromatic Fantasia (J.S.Bach) (transcription with another Bach fugue)
Rhapsodie Espagnole
Passeggiata Veneziana

BIS BIS-CD-1306


25. Habermann plays Sorabji, Michael Habermann, piano
issued 2004.

In the Hothouse
Fantaisie Espagnole
Toccata
Prelude, Interlude and Fugue
Three Pastiches for piano
Le Jardin Parfumé
Valse-Fantaisie (Hommage à Johann Strauss)
Fragment
Nocturne: Djâmi
Opus Clavicembalisticum
Quære Reliqua Hujus Materiei Inter Secretiora
Gulistān
St Bertrand de Comminges
Fantasiettina sul nome illustre dell’egregio poeta Christopher Grieve ossia Hugh M’Diarmid

British Music Society BMS427-429 3 CD set


26. Piano Sonata no.4, Jonathan Powell, piano
issued 2004.

Sonata IV for piano

Altarus Records AIR-CD-9069 3 CD set


27. Piano music of Erik Chisholm and friends, Murray McLachlan, piano
issued 2004.

Fantasiettina sul nome illustre dell’egregio poeta Christopher Grieve ossia Hugh M’Diarmid

Dunelm Records DRD0219


28. Raritäten der Klaviermusik, vol.15, Fredrik Ullén, piano
issued 2004.

Études transcendantes

Danacord Records DACOCD619


29. Fantasia Ispanica, Jonathan Powell, piano
issued 2004.

Fantasia Ispanica

Altarus Records AIR-CD-9084


30. Gulistan and Rosario d'Arabeschi, Jonathan Powell, piano
issued 2005.

Gulistān
Rosario d’Arabeschi

Altarus Records AIR-CD-9083


31. Transcendental Studies, vol.1, Fredrik Ullén, piano
issued 2006.

Études transcendantes

BIS BIS-CD-1373


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