Paul Max EdlinComposer | Artistic Director | Lecturer | Performer

Category Archives: Piano Solo

Songs Without Words

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2013 (appx. 10’) Programme note: Olga Jegunova is not only a remarkable pianist, she is also a very good and special person who, as a true and dear friend, had … Continue reading

On Beauty – Book 2

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2001 (appx.10’) Programme note: These two ‘books’ respond directly to Immanuel Kant’s ‘Analytic of the Beautiful’ and his ‘Analytic of the Sublime’. In order to clearly allude to these important … Continue reading

On Beauty – Book 1

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2001 (appx. 17’)

Towers of the God-King

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1997 (appx. 14’) Programme note: The ‘towers’ of the title are those of Cambodian King Suryarvarman II who built the vast funerary complex of Angkor Wat, now considered one of … Continue reading

The Secret Gaze

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1993 (appx 10’) Perusal score available on request and on deposit

From an Artist in Egypt

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1993 (appx. 11’) Programme note: This set of six short pieces captures the vivid imagery of ancient Egypt as depicted in the often charming watercolours of Edwardian artist Walter Tyndale … Continue reading

Prelude and Dance of the Fantastic Dragon

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1983 (appx.5’) Commissioned by Richard le May An early work, composed at the start of studies at the RCM. Perusal score available on request and on deposit