Ronald Stevenson, born in 1928 to working-class parents, trained at the Royal Manchester College of Music and the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Composition History
Stevenson's "Le festin d'Alkan" was completed in 1997 after nine years of work and was commissioned by Peter Hick for the centenary of Alkan's death in 1988.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, using a Steinway Model D piano.
Performer Biography
Murray McLachlan, the pianist on this album, made his professional debut in 1986 and has released over forty commercial recordings, including complete sonata cycles by Beethoven, Myaskovsky, and Prokofiev.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Stevenson's music often blurs the lines between free composition, transcription, and variation, treating them as parts of a continuous creative process.
Compositional Technique
Ronald Stevenson has written nearly 500 piano pieces, ranging from virtuosic and complex works to approachable pieces for modest players.
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