Piers Lane Goes to Town Again: Aspects of the Dance

Featuring

Piers Lane
John (Jean-Baptiste) Loeillet of London
Karol Szymanowski
Franz Schubert
Timothy K. Murray
Robert Constable

Franz Liszt
Mark Saya
Isaac Albéniz
Alan Charlton
Leopold Godowsky
Benjamin Godard
Anatoly Lyadov
Billy Joseph Mayerl
George Botsford
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Byron Adams
Johann Sebastian Bach

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded in two separate sessions: December 2015 and March 2022, at Potton Hall in Dunwich, Suffolk.

Album & Artwork

The album's repertoire spans from the 1700s to 2019 and focuses heavily on dance music, encompassing courtly, folk, ballroom, novel, and even 'barbarous' styles.

Album & Artwork

This album, titled 'Piers Lane goes to town again', is a follow-up to his 2013 album 'Piers Lane goes to town', and features a similar concept of mixing well-known pieces with new commissions.

Performer Biography

Piers Lane has an extensive discography for Hyperion, including recordings of rare romantic piano concertos, complete Malcolm Williamson piano concertos, and Scriabin's preludes and études.

Performer Biography

Piers Lane was appointed Artistic Director of the Sydney International Piano Competition in 2015 and has initiated programs like the Online Piano Competition and 'Composing the Future'.

Performer Biography

Piers Lane, the pianist on this album, has a worldwide reputation as a versatile performer, having been a soloist five times at the BBC Proms and performing over 100 concerto works.

Performer Biography

Piers Lane was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Birthday Honours for his distinguished services to the arts.