Imogen Holst: a Life in Music

Edited by Christopher Grogan.  Revised Edition.  "Imogen Holst: A Life in Music" uses a wealth of newly discovered material to explore the complexities and contradictions of her life and career, drawing on her own writings - ranging from heartfelt early poetry, through correspondence, to a series of journals that maintain a colorful record of her travels and achievements.  Most revealing of these is the daily journal that she kept at the start of her working association with Britten, a document that provides a unique insight both into her own thoughts, and into the professional and domestic life of a major composer.  Extensively revised with new material, the book also includes a study of Imogen Holst's music and a chronological list of her works, revealing her as a composer of tremendous talent, whose music deserves to be much more familiar.  Includes numerous b&w photos.  Paperback, 522 p.