IDAGIO | Bowen, Y.: Piano Works, Vol. 3 - Short Sonata / Toccata / Ballade No. 2 5059864150630

Featuring

Joop Celis
York Bowen

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Composer's Artistic Vision

York Bowen's music remained constant throughout his life, avoiding fashionable trends and adhering to high standards of compositional skill and inspiration.

Composer Biography

York Bowen was a prominent British composer-pianist whose dual career made him one of the most well-known figures of his generation in the early 20th century.

Composer Biography

Bowen was a cosmopolitan British composer, absorbing traditions from Austro-Germanic and Russian repertoires, likely due to his training and career as a concert pianist.

Composer Biography

While primarily known for piano, York Bowen also played other instruments, notably the French horn and viola, to professional standards.

Composer's Artistic Vision

In 1945, York Bowen stated his artistic objective: to compose modern music that still retained its musical essence.

Performer Biography

Joop Celis, the pianist on this recording, began piano lessons at age nine with his father and later studied with Professor Jo Dusseldorp and Professor Paul Badura-Skoda.

Performer Biography

Pianist Joop Celis has actively promoted York Bowen's music, giving lecture recitals and writing essays about the composer, and his previous Bowen recordings received outstanding reviews.