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York Bowen: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 46)

9/15/2023, 4 Tracks, 1:00:47

Featuring

  • Danny Driver
  • Martyn Brabbins
  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  • York Bowen

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Notable Performances

York Bowen, the composer, made the first commercial recording of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in 1925, using his own cadenzas.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Danny Driver, the pianist on this album, won both the Royal Over-Seas League Competition Keyboard Award and the BBC Radio 2 Young Musician of the Year Competition in 2001.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Despite his early reputation, York Bowen's romantic compositional style fell out of favor after World War I, and he was largely neglected by the time of his death in 1961.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

York Bowen, the composer, was born in 1884, the youngest son of a co-owner of the whisky merchants Bowen and McKechnie.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features the first recording of York Bowen's Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 88.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

York Bowen was appointed Professor of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music in 1909, a post he held for fifty years.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

York Bowen's works show influences from composers like Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Brahms, Strauss, and Debussy, creating a unique sound world.

Source: Booklet

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