Bernard Roberts

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Bernard Roberts (23 July 1933 – 3 November 2013)[1] was an English pianist. He was born in Manchester. His treatment of the cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas has been highly acclaimed.

He is also noted for his recordings of the music of

French Suites, BWV 812–17. In collaboration with other performers, Roberts released discs of music for one and two pianos by Paul Hindemith and of trios by Frank Bridge
.

According to Roberts' official home page, he has been the subject of a 40-minute

BBC2 documentary, and he "particularly enjoys performing the piano trio
repertoire with his sons Andrew and Nicholas".

Roberts commented that although he enjoyed making the Beethoven recordings, he feels his playing was somewhat restrained in the first "direct cut" recording.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bernard Roberts - Obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ Performing Music in the Age of Recording. p. 46.

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