Lennox Berkeley

The Composer Portraits series offers unique and original monographs on individual composers. Text and music introductions written by experts are combined with carefully chosen selections of newly-engraved music to give aconcise but informed overview of the life and work of each composer.This edition focuses on the life and works of the English composer Lennox Berkeley.With notes by Michael Berkeley and PeterDickinson.Writing in the European Piano Teachers Association Journal Angela Fogg calls Composer Portraits 'a well thought-out and well presented series of books offering fantastic repertoire for studentsin the later grades. I cannot recommend them enough!'

Premiered by Albert Ferber at Broadcasting House in July 1947. Included on the ABRSM Piano Syllabus Grade 8 2017-2018

For this centenary publication Professor Peter Dickinson who knew Berkeley and his work for many years has brought together for the first time the complete solo piano output including hitherto unpublished pieces. He hasexmained sources and corrected previously published versions as well as completing the set of 'Three Dances' which the composer left only partly arranged for piano from his unknown ballet score of 1932. Pianists at last have theopportunity for an overview of truly outstanding contribution to piano literature. Includes detailed editorial notes.

Work for Piano commissioned by the BBC to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Haydn. Premiered by John McCabe at Broadcasting House in March 1981.

Five innovative and enjoyable short pieces by the British composer Lennox Berkeley.