Bernard Stevens, like Alan Rawsthorne, excelled in orchestral and chamber music and was also an accomplished pianist, taught by Frank Merrick.
Composition History
Rawsthorne's Four Romantic Pieces were specifically composed for his former piano teacher, Frank Merrick, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Merrick's London debut.
Composition History
The Lento movement of Rawsthorne's Sonatina, a deeply personal elegiac utterance, was the first movement composed and was played at his funeral service.
Composer Biography
Alan Rawsthorne, one of the most distinctive British composers of his generation, was also a fine pianist who won a prize as a student and later studied in Poland.
Composition History
Bernard Stevens' Five Inventions Op.14, dedicated to James Gibb, were authorized by the composer for performance on either piano or harpsichord.
Compositional Technique
The Four Bagatelles, though miniatures, form a cycle of pieces unified by common intervals, particularly major thirds and fourths, presented in the opening of the first Bagatelle.
Composition History
Rawsthorne's Four Bagatelles, an early and representative work, were composed during a family holiday in Norfolk and premiered on Oslo Radio in 1942.
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