This album is the second volume of Charles O'Brien's complete piano music, recorded by Warren Mailley-Smith for Toccata Classics.
Performer Biography
Warren Mailley-Smith, the pianist on this album, has performed for the British Royal Family over thirty times at various palaces and residences.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Hamish MacCunn, Charles O'Brien's composition teacher, advised him to give 'freest rein to your fancy' in conceiving variations and 'firmest curb to your intellect' in carrying out the design.
Composer Biography
Charles O'Brien studied composition with Hamish MacCunn, a Scottish composer known for his concert overture 'Land of the Mountain and the Flood'.
Composer Biography
Charles O'Brien received a comprehensive musical education, earning a BMus from Pembroke College, Oxford, and a DMus from Trinity College, Dublin.
Composer Biography
Charles O'Brien held several significant musical positions in Edinburgh, including Director of Music at the Royal Blind School for many years and conductor of the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union and the Bach Choir.
Composer Biography
Charles O'Brien's family had a strong musical background, with his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all being musicians and composers.
