Pianist John Damgaard held academic positions as an assistant professor at The Royal Danish Academy of Music and later as a professor at The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus.
Performer Biography
John Damgaard has performed more than 31 different piano concerti and given concerts across USA, Canada, Europe, and Asia, often including Danish piano works.
Composition History
Brahms considered his Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24, to be one of his best works.
Recording & Production
The Chopin sonata on this album was recorded in 1979 in the concert hall of The Danish Radio, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Recording & Production
The Beethoven and Brahms works on this album were recorded in 1979 in the concert hall of The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus, Denmark.
Performer Biography
John Damgaard, the pianist on this album, studied at the Eastman School of Music in New York and with notable teachers like Ilona Kabos and Wilhelm Kempff.
Composition History
Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 31, Op. 110, is described as his most personal sonata, almost like a diary of his life around Christmas 1821.
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