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The new album “Portraits of Bowen” by Nuron Mukumi

The English late Romantic composer York Bowen composed the recorded pieces in 1938, but did not publish them until 1950. Bowen deliberately did not subject his compositions to the spirit of the times, but instead committed himself to beauty: “If modern life is ugly, then there is all the more reason why music should bring beauty into it”. In return, he suffered the fate of the “outmoded”.

You can believe me: these are fantastic and exciting pieces, some of which demand the utmost virtuosity from the pianist.

You can purchase or stream the album here:

https://prospero-classical.com/album/portraits-of-bowen-mukumi/

Nuron Mukumi: young piano virtuoso with potential

Even his early move from Uzbekistan to Europe is remarkable. Anyone who sees the video of the then eight-year-old Nuron Mukumi conducting Mozart’s Piano Concerto in D minor from the piano will immediately understand why the German-Uzbek was offered a scholarship to the Purcell School of Music in London shortly afterwards.

In the meantime, the child prodigy has completed his further studies in Frankfurt, Paris, Zurich and Hamburg and has just recorded his third solo album. This time, he is paying tribute to the British composer York Bowen (1884-1961), a celebrated piano virtuoso and composer during his lifetime who is almost forgotten today. Bowen’s 24 Preludes thrilled Nuron Mukumi from the very first time he played them.
(Source: NDR.de)

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