César Franck's Prelude, Chorale and Fugue was inspired by his love for Bach's music and the performances of young virtuoso pianist Marie Poitevin, who introduced Bach's works to the Parisian music scene.
Performer Biography
Leon McCawley, the pianist on this album, won First Prize in the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and Second Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1993.
Cultural Impact
Liszt's Bach transcriptions were a major influence on later pianists, making Bach's organ music more accessible to other musicians.
Composer Biography
César Franck, whose Prelude, Chorale and Fugue is on this album, was initially forced by his father to pursue a career as a piano virtuoso, which proved unsuccessful.
Recording & Production
This recording was made at St George's Headstone, Pinner View, Harrow, London, on August 7 & 8, 2025, using a Steinway Model 'D' piano.
Composition History
Liszt's transcriptions of J.S. Bach's organ Preludes and Fugues, featured on this album, were created between 1842 and 1850.
Composition History
Beethoven's Andante favori was originally intended as the slow movement for his Piano Sonata No. 21 'Waldstein' but was withdrawn after a colleague deemed it too long.
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