Philip Booth

Philip Booth is a pianist and composer, and music critic for the Hereford Times.

Letter

Aghast

30 December 1982

Philip Booth writes: I must apologise to Hans Keller for taking the name of functional analysis in vain. Perhaps he would care to point out further examples of the misinformation which he claims I have dispensed throughout my review. At the same time he could clarify for us exactly what Stravinsky believed him to be ‘absolutely right’ about; or was the composer merely indulging in a further display...

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