Lewkovitch, B.: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 / Dansesuite No. 1

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Anker Blyme
Bernhard Lewkovitch

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Performer Biography

Anker Blyme, the pianist, studied at the Royal Danish Music Conservatory, made his debut in 1945, and later became a professor and principal of the conservatory.

Composition History

The piano works on this album were all written by Bernhard Lewkovitch before his thirtieth birthday and were premiered by Anker Blyme.

Composer Biography

Lewkovitch has won every international church music competition he has entered and his vocal works have gained international attention at ISCM festivals.

Composer Biography

During his studies, Lewkovitch's piano teacher, Henrik Knudsen, told him he would never make a pianist but encouraged him to compose for the instrument.

Composer Biography

Bernhard Lewkovitch, the composer, was born in Copenhagen in 1927 and sang in the choir at the Roman Catholic St. Ansgar kirke as a boy.

Composer Biography

Professor Knud Jeppesen, a Palestrina expert and composer, admitted Lewkovitch to the conservatory, noting his theory papers were already at Great Examination level.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Church music is central to Lewkovitch's output, with many of his works absorbed into the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church worldwide, though he also uses radical experimental effects.