During World War II, composer Howard Ferguson assisted Myra Hess, a pianist, in organizing acclaimed chamber music concerts at the National Gallery.
Composer Biography
After ceasing original composition in 1959, Howard Ferguson concentrated on performing, teaching, and musicology, editing works by John Blow, Henry Purcell, and William Tisdall, and publishing a book on keyboard interpretation.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Howard Ferguson's reputation as a composer rests on only nineteen published works written between 1928 and 1959, after which he decided he had said all he needed to say.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Howard Ferguson's compositional style combined Classical forms and procedures with Romantic harmony and melody, resulting in an idiom described as 'inherently yet never defensively conservative'.
Performer Biography
Raphael Terroni, the pianist on this album, is a Steinway artist and has received critical acclaim for his recordings of piano music by Lennox Berkeley and Robin Milford.
Performer Biography
Vadim Peaceman, the pianist for the Partita, made his concert debut at age nine with the Baku Philharmonic Orchestra and won First Prize in the annual Republic Music Festival for young musicians in 1983.
Composer Biography
Howard Ferguson, the composer, studied composition with notable figures R. O. Morris and Ralph Vaughan Williams, and conducting with Malcolm Sargent.
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