{"product_id":"the-turn-of-the-screw-jane-mackay-9780955547409","title":"The Turn of the Screw: Visual Responses to Britten's Opera","description":"These 33 paintings by acclaimed artist Jane Mackay are a visual reaction to Britten's opera, accompanied by an introduction and commentary by musicologist Andrew Plant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf their adaptation of Henry James' allusive short story, librettist Myfanwy Piper wrote that she and Britten intended to 'recreate it for a different medium.' This concept is developed further in Jane Mackay's 33 paintings: a visual reaction to the music rather than illustrations to particular scenes, occupying a unique position between abstract and figurative art. Musicologist Andrew Plant, formerly of the Britten-Pears Library, provides an introductionand commentary and there is a preface by the distinguished countertenor James Bowman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bringing together the entire series exhibited during the 2004 Aldeburgh Festival, these paintings are occasionally John Piper-esque in their figurative elements and hints of an unseen world. Now available from Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer, this imaginative interpretation of Britten's The Turn of the Screw will be an essential addition to the library of all opera lovers. Limited to 300 signed and numbered copies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e JANE MACKAY has broadcast widely on radio and television and has held numerous solo exhibitions, including shows at the Florence Biennale and London's Wigmore Hall. She isalso a choral singer and oboist.\u003cbr\u003e ANDREW PLANT has contributed to a number of scholarly publications and was formerly Curator of Exhibitions at the Britten-Pears Library. He now teaches in Windsor and appears regularly as a recital accompanist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane MacKay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0955547407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780955547409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sounding Art Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 11.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Jane MacKay","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48998655688959,"sku":"9780955547409","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-turn-of-the-screw-jane-mackay-9780955547409","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}