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John McCabe
12+ albums
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John McCabe CBE (born 21 April 1939, Huyton, Merseyside) is an English composer and pianist. A prolific composer from an early age, John McCabe had written thirteen symphonies by the time he was eleven. After studies in Manchester and Munich he embarked upon a career as a composer and virtuoso pianist (he still tours internationally as a recitalist). He has worked in almost every genre, though large-scale forms lie at the heart of his catalogue with five symphonies, fifteen concertante works and eight ballet scores to his name. Like many composers of his generation, McCabe experimented with serialism in his early career but his mature style is characterised by a dramatic post-tonalism, and vivid orchestrations. He first became known as a pianist, playing Bax, Corigliano, Haydn, Hindemith, Rawsthorne, and Webern. As a composer, he first gained attention with the orchestral song cycle Notturni ed Alba (1970). He has written five acknowledged symphonies (1965-2000), a number of ballets, string quartets, and solo instrumental music (particularly for the piano). However, it is for his concerti that he is perhaps best known. He has written four for his own instrument, the piano (1966-76), and three for one or two violins (1959, 1980, 2003) as well as one each for viola (1962), harpsichord (1968), oboe d'amore (1972), clarinet (1977), orchestra (1982), trumpet (1987) and flute (1990), and double concertos for viola and cello (1965) and clarinet and oboe (1988). John McCabe was ma
top songs
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String Quartet No. 7, 'Summer Eaves': IV. Adagio
5252Piano Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:11: II. Andante
2143Haydn: Piano Sonata in D major, XVI:4 - 1. Moderato
2134Salamander
1545Haydn: Piano Sonata in G, H.XVI No.40 - 1. Allegretto e innocente
1336Woefully arrayed
1247Legend
1098Movements for Clarinet, Violin and Cello: IV. Adagio
1069Fear in the Night
78101. Allegro
50albums
Haydn: The Piano Sonatas/Variations/The Seven Last Words
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Into the Ravine
Haydn: The Piano Sonatas, Variations, & The Seven Last Words
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Haydn: The Piano Sonatas/Variations/The Seven Last Words (12 CDs)
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Arnold Bax: First Symphony, Piano Sonata No 2 and Legend
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An English Recital
Mccabe: Movements, Sonata, Fauvel's Rondeau, Clarinet Quintet La Donna
Satie: Piano Masterpieces
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Grimethorpe Colliery Band: From Sonnets To Jazz
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A Vivir Que Son Dos Días
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Sing with the Voice of Melody (10th Anniversary)
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John McCabe: Piano Music