Mozart / Sibelius / Granados / Debussy / Schubert: Piano Music
1/1/2000, 9 Tracks, 1:10:39
Featuring
Anton Nel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Jean Sibelius
Enrique Granados
Claude Debussy
Franz Schubert
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Performer Biography
Anton Nel was appointed to the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin at the age of 23, pursuing dual careers in teaching and performing.
Performer Biography
Composer Stephen Paulus wrote a piano concerto for Anton Nel, which premiered in New York in 2003.
Composer Biography
Enrique Granados, a brilliant pianist himself, was primarily recognized for his successful piano music.
Performer Biography
Anton Nel made his auspicious debut at age twelve, performing Beethoven's C Major Concerto after only two years of study.
Compositional Technique
Debussy's 'Estampes' (meaning 'prints or etchings') are musical images that describe particular moments and atmospheres, such as tolling bells or moonlight on water.
Performer Biography
Anton Nel, the pianist on this album, won first prize in the 1987 Naumburg International Piano Competition at Carnegie Hall.
Performer Biography
Anton Nel gave the North American premiere of the newly discovered Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Minor by Felix Mendelssohn in 1992.
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