Quartet leader has visions of afterlife before he sadly dies
mainPaul Robertson, founder of the distinguished Medici Quartet, died in a London hospital on July 26. Paul, a vivid and wonderfully articulate character, was 63. He had suffered from heart disease for several years.
Before he died, Paul wrote a memoir, Soundscapes: A Musician’s Journey Through Life and Death, in which he describes near-death experiences and the ‘proofs’ he received of life after death. It will be published next month by Faber & Faber. In the beyond, he writes, the angels smell of aftershave.
In a deathbed interview with the Times, he said: ‘All you can hope to do is to enrich that land that must be called death.’
Paul will be sorely missed.
Since SD often has the appearance of a graveyard, this may be some hopeful information.
Must be why you contribute so often
Nuisance you can’t read the Times thing without taking out a subscription.
Any chance of cutting and pasting it, Norman?
What does SD stand for, John? Not into acronyms I’m afraid. Thanks!
SD = Slipped Disc
(related: sometimes on SD, people use NL to indicate Norman Lebrecht)
A pity the Times article can’t be read for free.
I remember having once met Robertson after a concert of the quartet, a most amaible man and excellent performer. It’s a sad story. The quartet had (has?) an interesting programme policy and the players were wonderful at the concert.