Jonathan Powell is also a self-taught composer, with several of his works recorded for BBC broadcasts and performed by ensembles like the London Sinfonietta.
Performer Biography
Jonathan Powell, the pianist on this recording, specializes in late-Romantic and contemporary works and has performed widely in Europe, Russia, and the United States.
Composer Biography
Egon Kornauth studied no fewer than six instruments, including piano, cello, flute, clarinet, trumpet, and organ.
Composer Biography
Egon Kornauth, the composer, was born in 1891 in Olmütz, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and now Olomouc in the Czech Republic.
Recording & Production
This album features the first-ever recordings of Egon Kornauth's piano music.
Composer Biography
Egon Kornauth toured extensively as a pianist and conductor, even organizing and conducting an orchestra in Medan, Sumatra, for two seasons in 1926.
