George Walker (b. 1922)
has a website at http://georgetwalker.com/
and is featured at
AfriClassical.com
American Virtuoso
Albany Records
2) (@ 09:42): Andante con moto
3)) (@ 18:58): Allegro
George Walker, piano
from Albany TROY411 (2001)
http://www.albanyrecords.com
A special request for posting by Mr. Walker himself.
American Virtuoso
HAYDN: Sonata in c-minor, Hob. XVI/20 - GEORGE WALKER
George Walker, PianoAlbany Records
George Walker writes:
Hello Bill,
Since
you liked my performance of the Beethoven Emperor Concerto, I thought
that this wonderful Haydn Sonata might appeal to you. Albany Records
just posted it. The cd on which it appeared was issued in the 1990s, but
was never reviewed.
Best regards.
Published on Jul 29, 2017
1): Allegro moderato2) (@ 09:42): Andante con moto
3)) (@ 18:58): Allegro
George Walker, piano
from Albany TROY411 (2001)
http://www.albanyrecords.com
A special request for posting by Mr. Walker himself.
George
Walker began his concert career as a pianist with a "notable debut"
recital in Town Hall, New York, in 1945 - a recital sponsored by Mr. and
Mrs. Efrem Zimbalist. Two weeks later, he performed the Third Piano
Concerto of Rachmaninoff with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
conducting. He was immediately hailed as one of the most brilliant
pianists of his generation. In 1950, he became the first black
instrumentalist to be signed by a major concert management, National
Concert Artists. In 1953, he made an unprecedented tour of seven
European countries - Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland,
Italy and England with phenomenal success. Today, he is a member of the
American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Classical Music
Hall of Fame. And by the way, as a composer, in 1996, he was awarded the
Pulitzer Prize in Music for his composition Lilacs for Voice and
Orchestra, which was premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with
Seiji Ozawa conducting.
John Malveaux of
writes:
Thank you for sharing a recording of your lesser known achievements as pioneering Black concert pianist before Andre Watts.
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