Mailing address

Cantext Publications 19 Laval Drive, Winnipeg, Canada R3T 2X8 Ph. (204)-275-1598 E-mail: bthad@hotmail.com

Date: May 2002

Bhagwan Nebhraj Thadani

Bhagwan Nebhraj Thadani

Bachelor of Engineering, 1952 from University of Poona, India.
Doctor of Philosophy, 1965 , Bombay University.
In order to obtain these scraps of paper I wasted almost half my life. Actually, I have had to teach myself everything, including the languages listed below.

Languages

Roughly in the order in which I acquired them (1) Sindhi (2) Hindi (3) English (4) Urdu (5) Gujarati (so-so) (6) Marathi (so-so) (7) German (8) Russian (9) French (10) Spanish(so-so) (11) Arabic (rusty) (12) Farsi (rusty)

Activities

Worked as a civil, structural engineer and professor in various universities in India, and Canada, where I moved to in 1965. Retired in 1991.

Publications

Published my first book in 1960 on Graphic Statics in India and followed up with these titles:

I followed this up with more than 40 papers on engineering in English, German and Hindi. In 1980, I set up my own publishing house, Cantext Publications and published the following books

Music

I have always been passionately fond of the piano and lately have taken to publishing rare piano scores after notating them on my computer. My interest is in the Russian composers of the late 19th, early 20th centuries, specially the music of Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1952) and Felix Blumenfeld (1863-1931). I discovered Bortkiewicz's Second Sonata #2, Op. 60 in a museum in the Netherlands and published it in 1995. Since then I have published the following music scores under the Cantext Publications imprint. All prices are in US dollars. Allow $5 per package for airmail postage.

  1. Sonata #2, Op. 60, Sergei Bortkiewicz, 1995 - $10
  2. Selected Works, Bortkiewicz, 1996 - $10
  3. Sonate-Fantaise, Blumenfeld, 1996 - $10
  4. Selected Works, Blumenfeld, - $10
  5. Russian Rhapsody, Bortkiewicz - $15 from an autograph discovered in a museum in the Netherlands
  6. Recollections, Letteers and Documents" by Bortkiewicz, which I translated from the German, and which, with my annotations, is the definitieve biography of the composer,1997 - $15
  7. Concerto #2, Op. 28, Bortkiewicz for the left hand, arranged for solo piano by me. - $14
  8. Overture to a Fairy Tale Opera, Op. 53 - $14
  9. Dolciss. 10 Piano Rarities. This includes Preludes Op. 66, Nos. 1, 3 by Bortkiewicz published for the first time. This comes with CD-Dolciss. which contains recordings of all the pieces. - $22. The scores alone are for $14.

My article on Sergei Bortkiewicz appeared in the Jan. 1996 number of the music magazine Clavier. Please contact me if you are interested in any of these publications.

Recordings

Thus far I have made 32 CD's of my favorite composers, who are rarely recorded and whose works are never performed on the concert stage. All CD's are priced at $9 US which includes airmail postage and come without jewel cases.

  1. CD-1 Blumenfeld: Op. 17 Preludes (24), Sonate-Fantaisie Op.46, Preludes Op. 12, Op. 37
  2. CD-2 Bortkiewicz: 10 Etudes, Op. 15; 12 Etudes, Op. 29; Op.6
  3. CD-3 Bortkiewicz: Concerto #2, Op. 28; Concerto #3, Op. 32; Russian Rhapsody, Op. 45
  4. CD-4 Bortkiewicz: "Othello", Op. 19; Oesterreichische Suite, Op. 51; Trois morceaux pour violoncello et piano, Op. 25; Quatre pièces pour piano, Op. 10; Trois morceaux, Op. 6
  5. CD-5 Bortkiewicz: Sonata No. 2, Op. 60; Quatre morceaux pour piano, Op. 3; Impressions. Sept morceaux pour piano, Op. 4; Minuit. Deux morceaux, Op. 5; Ballade, Op. 42
  6. CD-6 Bortkiewicz: Ein Roman für Klavier, Op. 35; Deux morceaux pour piano, Op. 7; Esquisses de Crimée, Op. 8; Six Preludes, Op. 13; Trois morceaux, Op. 24
  7. CD-7 Bortkiewicz: Cello Concerto, Op. 20; Trois morceaux pour piano, Op. 24; Im 3/4 Takt, Op. 48
  8. CD-8 Bortkiewicz: Violin Concerto, Op. 22; Sonate pour violon et piano, Op. 26; Marionettes, Op. 54
  9. CD-9 Blumenfeld: Deux Nocturnes, Op.6; Valse Impromptu, Op. 16; Nocturne-Fantaisie, Op. 20; Trois Morceaux, Op. 21; Impromptu, Op. 28; Dix Moments Lyriques, Op. 27; Près de l'eau, Op. 38; Allegro de Concert pour piano et orchestre, Op. 7
  10. CD-10 Bortkiewicz: Sonata No. 1, Op. 9; Lamentations et Consolations, Op. 17; Pensées lyriques, Op. 11
  11. CD-11 Bortkiewicz: Elegie, Op. 46; Dix Preludes, Op. 33; Sieben Preludes für Klavier; Op. 40; Trois Valses, Op. 27; Lyrica Nova, Op. 59; Der kleine Wanderer, Op. 21
  12. CD-12 Bortkiewicz: Tausend und eine Nacht, Op. 37; Aus meiner Kindheit, Op. 14; Kindheit, Op. 39; Ballade, Op. 42
  13. CD-13 C. Antipov: Cinq morceaux, Op. 5; Preludes, Op. 8, 10; Miniatures, Op. 9; Valse et Etude, Op. 11; Nocturne, Op. 12. C. Cui: Trois Valses, Op. 31; Cinq Morceaux, Op. 52; Esquisse; Intermezzo; Impromptu; Scherzino
  14. CD-14 Blumenfeld: Quatre Morceaux, Op. 2; Deux Morceaux, Op. 22; Suite Lyrique, Op. 32; Ballade, Op. 34; Cloches - Suite, Op. 40; 2 Fragments Lyriques, Op. 47; Trois Nocturnes, Op. 51; Episodes, Op. 52; Vier Klavierstücke, Op. 53
  15. CD-15 B. Godard: Sonate Fantastuque, Op. 63; Deuxieme Sonate, Op. 94; Chemin faisant, Op. 53 (1, 6); Au matin, Op. 83; Etude, Op. 149-II, No. 4; Etude, Op. 149-IV, No. 1; Venetiènne (4th Barcarolle); Valse chromatique, Op 88; Chopin, Op. 66, No. 2
  16. CD-16 Antipov: Trois Etudes pour piano, Op. 1; Variations, Op. 3; Quatre Morceaux, Op. 6; Allegro symphonique pour orchestre, Op. 7; Impromptu et Valse, Op. 1; Cui: Trois Mouvements de Valse, Op. 41; Vier Klavierstücke, Op. 22; Tenebres et Lueurs
  17. CD-17 Godard: Etudes artistiques (1 to 12) Op. 42; Musset; Kermesse, Op. 51; Renouveau, Op. 82; Tziganka, Op. 134; Fantaisie Persane pour piano et orchestre, Op. 152
  18. CD-18 Godard: Etudes artistiques (13 to 24) Op. 107; Barcarolle, Op. 77; Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 146; Barcarolle, op. 105
  19. CD-19 Godard: Impressions de Campagne (1 to 16) Op. 123; Lanterne magique, Op. 55 (1, 3, 6); Les Hirondelles, Op. 14; Introduction et Allegro Pour Piano et Orchestre, Op. 49
  20. CD-20 Godard: Duo Symphonique, Op. 34; Fantaisie, Op. 143; Mazurka, Op. 54; Mazurka, Op. 103; Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 31
  21. CD-21 Godard: Chemin faisant, Op. 53 (Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6); La lanterne magique, Op. 110 (3, 4, 6); La lanterne magique, Op. 55, No. 5; Etudes rhythmiques, Op. 149-III (1 to 6); La Fileuse, Op. 13; Scènes Italiennes pour Orchestre, Op. 126
  22. CD-22 Godard: Symphonie Ballet, Op. 60 (à quatre mains); Les Contes de Perrault, Op. 6; Impromptu-Mazurk, Op. 117; Concerto Romantique pour Violon et Orchestre, Op. 35
  23. CD-23 Bortkiewicz: Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2
  24. CD-24 Godard: Symphonie Orientale, Op. 84; Contes de la Veillée, Op. 67; Promenade en Mer, Op. 86; Barcarolle, Op. 80; Polka, Op. 103, No. 5
  25. CD-25 Godard: Pièces Symphoniques, Op. 28 (piano à quatre mains); Allegro agitato, Op. 76; Vingt Pièces, Op. 58; Bortkiewicz: Jugoslawische Suite, Op. 58
  26. CD-26 Godard: Symphonie gothique; Op. 23; Sonate pour piano et violoncelle, Op. 104; Scènes poétiques. Suite d'orchestre, Op. 46
  27. CD-27 Godard: Deuxième Concerto pour violon avec orchestre, Op. 131; Aurore, symphonie descriptive, Op. 59; Suite de Danses, Op. 103; Au rouet, Op. 85; Trois Morceaux, Op. 27
  28. CD-28 Hugo Reinhold: Suite für Pianoforte und Streich-Orchester, Op. 7; Drei Impromptus für Pianoforte, Op. 28; Novelletten für das Pianoforte, Op. 23; Intermezzi für Pianoforte, Op. 48
  29. CD-29 Reinhold: Praeludium, Menuett und Fuge für Streichorchester, Op. 10; Arabesken, 12 Klavierstücke, Op. 59; Drei Klavier-etuden (für de linke Hand), Op. 61; Traumbilder, Op. 63; Sonate für Violine und Pianoforte, Op. 24
  30. CD-30 Reinhold: Symphony in C, Op. 22; Traunseebilder, Op. 55 (1 to 5); Klavierstücke, Op. 52 ( 1 to 4); Etuden, Op. 20 (1, 2); Phanataisie, Op. 40; Prelude, Op. 38, No. 1
  31. CD-31 Nikolai Tcherepnin: Trois Pièces, Op. 23 (2, 3); Quatre Pièces in Ut; Humorèsque; Nostalgie; Poème lyrique pour violon et piano, Op. 9; The Enchanted Kingdom, Symphonic Sketch, Op. 39; Piano Concerto, Op. 30; 14 Esquisses (1 to 8), Op. 38
  32. CD-32 The Tango Trio. Tangos and other Spanish flavored candies. 24 Selections; 78 minutes.
  33. CD-Dolciss. 10 Piano Rarities. Composed by Bortkiewicz; Cui; de Blanck; Godard; Liadov; Liszt and Scriabin.
  34. CD-Sade. Philosophy in the Boudoir; Singar kamré men tatvagyan (Hindi); The New Justine with the original 40 engravings of the 1797 French edition. Translated for the first time in English. All 3 books are in the PDF format and can be read on any computer with the Acrobat Reader. More than 700 pages on one CD. $12.
  35. CD-Dolciss. Scores (PDF format) and Recordings (WAV format). Can be read and played on any computer. -$9

Videos

Bortkiewicz: Symphony No.1, Op. 52 and Piano Concerto No.1, Op. 16. Performed by the Chernihiv Symphony. Conductor: Mykola Sukach; Soloist: Viacheslav Zubkov. - $18. Video Tape in the NTSC format. About 90 mins.

The Last Romantic. Video Biography of Sergei Bortkiewicz in the MPG format on 3 CD's, narrated by Bhagwan Thadani - $24. Can be played on any computer. About 110 minutes.

Sade Resurgent: The Supreme Atheist. A Video-Essay on D.A.F de Sade, better known as the Marquis de Sade, narrated by Bhagwan Thadani. Contains the 104 original engravings of the 1797 edition of La Nouvelle Justine and Juliette. 2 CD's in the MPG format - $15. Can be played on any computer. About 80 minutes.

Fonts

To give further scope to my artistic pretensions, I have designed 19 Devnagari and 6 Gujarati TrueType scalable font families for use with any Windows software. Once installed, these fonts convert your favorite word processor into a Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi or Gujarati word processor. In addition I have modified the Devnagari fonts so that they can be used to write Sindhi in the Devnagari-Sindhi script. Normally, Sindhi is written from right to left using a modified Arabic script. I have been busy of late and have now developed an Urdu Text Editor, with 9 Urdu and 5 Sindhi TrueType fonts. This editor enables one to enter Urdu, Sindhi or Farsi text from right to left, just the way these languages are written. Once installed, the Urdu Text Editor will convert your favorite word processor into an Urdu, Sindhi or Farsi word processor. And now I have developed 6 Russian (Cyrillic) fonts, which will convert your word processor into a Russian word processor.

Cost of the Devnagari and Gujarati fonts is a mere $20 and the cost of the Urdu Text Editor with Urdu and Sindhi fonts is also $20, which includes a complete instruction manual and air mail postage. If you are not satisfied, I guarantee a full refund when you return the shipment

Click here to e-mail B.N. Thadani at

bthad@hotmail.com
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