Peter Jacobs

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Peter Jacobs has etched out a career built largely on the performance of works by lesser-known and neglected English and French composers of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In fact, some of the composers championed by the energetic and courageous Jacobs might better be described as little known or virtual unknowns to most listeners: Henry Balfour Gardiner, Alan Bush, John Foulds, Billy Mayerl, Benjamin Dale, Betty Roe, and Trevor Hold. He is also associated with music by familiar names -- Vaughan Williams and Frank Bridge, for instance. But this pair are hardly famous for their keyboard music, and thus, performance of their piano works even entails a measure of risk. Jacobs' recital programs have often included works by more mainstream composers, such as Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, and Poulenc, but he has rarely recorded anything in the standard repertory, some Fauré works excepted. Jacobs has made numerous recordings for several labels, including Hyperion, Olympia, Continuum, Priory Records UK, and Altarus. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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albums

The Peter Jacobs Anthology

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British Piano Collection Vol. I

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Gabriel Fauré: The Middle Years

British Piano Collection, Vol. 2

Maurice Emmanuel: Six Sonatines

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Frank Bridge: Complete Music for Piano Volume 2

Piano Music of Hubert Parry

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Chaminade: Piano Music, Vol. 2

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Balfour Gardiner: Piano Music

Take Me Back

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Christmas Elegance

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Chaminade: Piano Music, Vol. 1

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