John Ogdon
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John Andrew Howard Ogdon was an English classical pianist and composer born on January 27, 1937, in Mansfield Woodhouse. Ogdon studied at the Manchester Grammar School and the Royal Northern College of Music between 1953 and 1957. In 1961, Ogdon won first prize at the London Liszt Competition. Ogdon received first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1962, shared with Vladimir Ashkenazy. Ogdon performed duo-piano works with Brenda Lucas Ogdon and gave the first modern performance of the Edward Elgar piece âConcert Allegro, Op. 46â in 1969. In 1971, Ogdon recorded the album Scriabin: The 10 Piano Sonatas. Ogdon served as Professor of Music at Indiana University from 1976 to 1980. In 1988, Ogdon released the recording Opus clavicembalisticum. Ogdon died on August 1, 1989, from pneumonia. The recording Rachmaninoff: Complete Piano Works was released posthumously in 2001.
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- Shostakovich: Concerto for piano, trumpet & strings - Allegro con brio featuring Neville Marriner
- Stravinsky: Capriccio for Piano & Orchestra - 3. Allegro Capriccioso featuring Neville Marriner
- Shostakovich: Concerto for piano, trumpet & strings - Allegro moderato featuring Neville Marriner
- Stravinsky: Capriccio for Piano & Orchestra - 1. Presto featuring Neville Marriner
- Stravinsky: Capriccio for Piano & Orchestra - 2. Andante Rapsodico featuring Neville Marriner
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro
- Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto
- Scherzo from Concerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor Op. 102
- Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major
- Hungarian Fantasia S123
- Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
- Piano Concerto: III. Vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 2
- Piano Concerto: II. Molto lento e tranquillo
- Piano Concerto: I. Allegro non troppo
- 13 Variations (in A) On The Arietta "es War Einmal Ein Alter Mann" From Dittersdorf's Singspiel 'das
- 12 Variations (in C) On The Menuet à La Viganò From Jakob Haibel's Ballet 'le Nozze Disturbate', Woo
- 6 Variations (in G) On The Duet "nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento" From Giovanni Paisiello's Opera 'la Molin
- 8 Variations (in C) On The Romance "une Fièvre Brûlante" From Grétry's Opera 'richard Coeur De Lion'
- 7 Variations (in F) On The Quartet "kind, Willst Du Ruhig Schlafen?" From Peter Winter's Opera 'das
- 32 Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme Woo80: Thema. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 1: I. Allegro
