York Bowen

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York Bowen was an English composer and virtuoso pianist of the late Romantic and early 20th-century period, often dubbed the "English Rachmaninoff" for his richly expressive piano works.

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instanceOf English classical pianist
English composer
classical composer
composer
human
pianist
virtuoso pianist
activeYearsStart early 1900s
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1884-02-22
dateOfDeath 1961-11-23
educatedAt Royal Academy of Music NERFINISHED
employer Royal Academy of Music NERFINISHED
familyName Bowen NERFINISHED
fullName Edwin York Bowen NERFINISHED
genre chamber music
classical music
orchestral music
piano music
givenName Edwin NERFINISHED
York NERFINISHED
instrument piano
viola
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement early 20th-century classical music
late Romantic
nationality English
nickname English Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED
notableFor richly expressive piano works
notableWork 24 Preludes for piano, Op. 102 NERFINISHED
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 11 NERFINISHED
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 NERFINISHED
Piano Concerto No. 3 in G minor, Op. 23 NERFINISHED
Piano Concerto No. 4 in A minor, Op. 88 NERFINISHED
Piano Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Op. 6 NERFINISHED
Piano Sonata No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Op. 9 NERFINISHED
Piano Sonata No. 3 in G minor, Op. 12 NERFINISHED
Piano Sonata No. 4 in B minor, Op. 72 NERFINISHED
Viola Concerto in C minor, Op. 25 NERFINISHED
Viola Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 18 NERFINISHED
Viola Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 22 NERFINISHED
occupation composer
music teacher
pianist
professor
violist
placeOfBirth Crouch Hill NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
style late-Romantic harmony
romanticism

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Angela Hewitt hasRelative York Bowen