b. 1947 American pianist After studying in New York, Perahia won the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1972. In 1973 he appeared at the Aldeburgh Festival, where he worked with Britten and Pears. He has recorded all the Mozart concertos (directing the English Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard), and the Beethoven concertos with the Concertgebouw Orchestra under Haitink. Introduction ...
chamber repertoire and has premiered several new flute concertos, notably that of Elliott Carter (2008) in the composer’s 100th birthday year. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Murray Perahia | Contemporary | Classical ...
in style to Chopin. Among Polish composers, Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937) began by writing Chopinesque preludes and studies, before developing a more personal style. Recommended Recording: Ballades, Murray Perahia (Sony) Frédéric Chopin: Works (all for solo piano, unless otherwise marked) Three Sonatas: c, b flat, b Four Ballades: g, F/a, A flat, f ...
style by blending others together; all of this accounts for the universality of his music. Recommended Recording: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, English Chamber Orchestra (dir) Murray Perahia (Sony Classical) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Works K denotes number in Köchel catalogues, First to Third editions; number following / is from the sixth edition (1965), with improved chronology; incl ...
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