The Aesthetic Revelation of Katharine Goodson

By Cameron Andrews

"Her playing is not merely an aesthetic function: it is an aesthetic revelation". Katharine Goodson's musical heritage claimed lineage from Beethoven, she knew Brahms and Elgar and was friends with the cultural behemoths Mark Twain and Dame Nellie Melba. After joining the Royal Academy of Music aged just twelve she finished her piano studies under the pedagogue Theodor Leschetizky, setting her on a path to global acclaim. This was a woman whose ascendance led her to into the realm of the British Royal family and political leaders across the globe, who became a part of musical history and a witness to world events. As a girl Katharine had overcome privations and social disparity with a sense of self-determination that ran counter to custom. In adulthood she lived striving for a level of equality that the world would not recognise in her time: her social attitudes as progressive as her artistic impulse. Ever focused, she allowed her passion to deviate from her art only once, when she met 'one of the most brilliant of modern English composers'. This was a man who mesmerised Katharine, who drew her into a fifty-year love affair. A man whose death shattered her heart. The force of Katharine's talent was rarely recorded and time degraded her place in history. Now, a century on from her prime, her remarkable, forgotten story has emerged.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1790856868
• ISBN13: 9781790856862
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.3"