Alfred Hill & George Boyle: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 69)

Featuring

Piers Lane
Johannes Fritzsch
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Hill
George Frederick Boyle

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Composer Biography

George Frederick Boyle, an Australian piano prodigy, studied with Ferruccio Busoni in Berlin and later taught at prestigious American institutions like the Peabody Conservatory and the Juilliard School, where his students included Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Alfred Hill took a special interest in collecting Maori folk melodies, some of which he incorporated into his music.

Performer Biography

Piers Lane, the London-based Australian pianist on this recording, has performed in over forty countries, including five times as a soloist at the BBC Proms in London's Royal Albert Hall.

Composition History

Alfred Hill's Piano Concerto in A major is a reworking of his Piano Sonata in A major, a common practice for him, as many of his symphonies and concertos originated from earlier chamber works or sonatas.

Composer Biography

Alfred Hill, a respected Antipodean musician, was the founding professor of composition at the Sydney conservatorium in 1916 and was honored with the OBE and CMG.

Composer Biography

Alfred Hill, born in Melbourne, Australia, studied in Leipzig from 1887 to 1891, where he played violin in the Gewandhaus Orchestra alongside eminent European musicians.

Critical Reception

George Boyle's Piano Concerto in D minor was hailed by Musical America as a "masterly concerto" that stood comparison with the best from Europe, suggesting it should find a place in the repertoire of serious virtuosi.