Alan Richardson's piano training was influenced by a pedagogical lineage tracing back to Beethoven's pupil Carl Czerny, who taught Franz Liszt.
Composer Biography
Alan Richardson had a long and fruitful association with the BBC, making over two thousand appearances on radio and television.
Compositional Technique
Alan Richardson's 'Grandmother's Waltz' (1946) was inspired by the first sixteen bars of an old Victorian waltz his grandmother used to play by ear.
Composer Biography
Alan Richardson was born on February 29, 1904, to a musical family; his grandfather, Thomas Richardson, was a noted organist and singing teacher.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alan Richardson was known for his ability to write effectively for less advanced players, often with the intention of evoking a special musical mood.
Composer Biography
Alan Richardson was appointed professor of piano at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in 1960, and the following year married celebrated oboist Janet Craxton, daughter of his former teacher Harold Craxton.
Critical Reception
The Pianomaker magazine in the early 1950s considered Alan Richardson "one of the few notable figures among modern composers" for his keyboard writing.
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