{"product_id":"1193952","title":"Kelvin Grout - Frank Bridge: Piano Sonata \/ Lament \u0026 Solitude [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKelvin Grout had his first piano lesson at the age of three and won his first competition when he was six and went on to study piano accompaniment at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eHe was invited to assist Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in her studio\\r\u003cbr\u003eat her home in Zurich and at many of her masterclasses around Europe, a relationship which went on to last six years.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eSubsequently he enjoyed an international career as a vocal accompanist working with many of the worlds greatest\\r\u003cbr\u003elieder singers including Jessye Norman, Elly Ameling, Sarah Walker, Nancy Argenta and Robert Tear amongst others.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eKelvin gave numerous concerts\/talks under the name \\u2018Behind the Notes\\u2019 where he humorously revealed the secrets of life as an accompanist working with singers. This received critical acclaim and a film documentary was produced.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eHis speciality as an accompanist is in the songs of Hugo Wolf leading Elisabeth Schwarzkopf to quote, \\u2018if you are going to sing songs by Hugo Wolf, then you most definitely need Kelvin Grout, at the piano.\\u2019\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eIn recent years Kelvin has returned to the solo stage, giving many recitals and this has led to the recent establishment of the British Piano Music Society.  On this new recording he presents the piano works of Frank Bridge, including the Sonata, Lament, Miniature Pastorals and Solitude.\u003cp\u003ePIANO SONATA [1921-1924]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLAMENT [1915]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMINIATURE PASTORALS [1917]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSOLITUDE [1913-1914]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55132296053121,"sku":"1193952","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/41DwaTJKJkL._SL1500.jpg?v=1766982412","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1193952","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}