The subtitle of the Piano Concerto, 'The world of yesterday', is borrowed from Stefan Zweig's memoir and represents the history of the piano concerto form itself.
Composer Biography
Sir Stephen Hough, the pianist and composer on this album, was named by The Economist as one of twenty living polymaths.
Recording & Production
The Piano Concerto was recorded live at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, while the Sonatina and Partita were recorded in St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Sonatina nostalgica is nostalgic on three levels: commissioned by his old school, using a romantic musical language, and evoking homesickness for his youth in Lymm, Cheshire.
Composition History
Stephen Hough's Piano Concerto 'The world of yesterday' began as a potential movie score during the pandemic, for a film about a concert pianist writing a piano concerto.
Composer Biography
Sir Stephen Hough was the first classical performer to be given a MacArthur Fellowship and was knighted for Services to Music in 2022.
Composition History
The Sonatina nostalgica was written for Stephen Hough's friend Philip Fowke, a fellow student from Gordon Green, to celebrate his seventieth birthday.
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