Dover Publications Selected Music for Solo Piano - Bridge/Watterton - Piano - Book

Author/Composer:

BRIDGE, FRANK

Instrumentation:

PIANO

Model #:

497563DOV

Composer: Frank Bridge
Editor: Simon Watterton
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano

Assembled by award-winning recitalist Simon Watterton, this original compilation spotlights the works of an unjustly neglected composer. Frank Bridge (1879-1941) wrote orchestral works as well as chamber music. His students included Benjamin Britten, who championed his teacher's music and paid tribute to him in an internationally renowned orchestral work, Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge.

Selections include Sonata, Bridge's best-known piano work; Capriccio Nos. 1 and 2; three miniature Pastorals; A Sea Idyll; Three Poems; Lament; Three Sketches Suite; Four Characteristic Pieces; Fairy Tale Suite; Three Improvisations for the Left Hand; The Hour Glass; Winter Pastoral; and others.

English composer and violist Frank Bridge (18791941) wrote orchestral works as well as chamber music. His students included Benjamin Britten, who championed his teacher's music and paid tribute to him in an internationally renowned orchestral work, Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge.
Simon Watterton is a regular recitalist at venues across the UK. Past appearances include performances at St. Martin's In-the-Fields, Wigmore Hall, St. John's Smith Square, and Kettle's Yard, amongst others. Simon is the winner of many UK awards and piano competitions and was featured as a Rising Star in the March/April 2009 issue of International Piano Quarterly magazine. He teaches piano and chamber music throughout Europe and performs frequently. Future concerts will take him to China, Ireland, and Sweden.