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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
employer Royal Academy of Music ⓘ
familyName Bowen ⓘ
fullName Edwin York Bowen ⓘ
genre chamber music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
piano music ⓘ
givenName Edwin ⓘ
York ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
viola ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement early 20th-century classical music ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
nickname English Rachmaninoff ⓘ
linked to: Sergei Rachmaninoff
notableFor richly expressive piano works ⓘ
notableWork 24 Preludes for piano, Op. 102 ⓘ
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 11 ⓘ
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 ⓘ
Piano Concerto No. 3 in G minor, Op. 23 ⓘ
Piano Concerto No. 4 in A minor, Op. 88 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Op. 6 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Op. 9 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 3 in G minor, Op. 12 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 4 in B minor, Op. 72 ⓘ
Viola Concerto in C minor, Op. 25 ⓘ
Viola Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 18 ⓘ
Viola Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 22 ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
music teacher ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
professor ⓘ
violist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Crouch Hill ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender male ⓘ
style late-Romantic harmony ⓘ
romanticism ⓘ

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