John McCabe
John McCabe CBE (born April 21, 1939 in Huyton , Merseyside , † February 13, 2015 in London ) was an English pianist and composer .
Life
He studied piano and composition in Manchester from 1957 to 1960 at the university and from 1960 to 1964 at the Royal College of Music. He then continued his composition studies in Munich with Harald Genzmer at the University of Music.
In 1969 he received the Gaudeamus Prize for the interpretation of contemporary music. As a teacher, he taught piano at Cardiff University from 1965 to 1968. In 1977 he was awarded the Ivor Novello Prize. In 1983 he became director of the London College of Music .
John McCabe's compositional work includes symphonies, concerts, ballet, chamber and piano music. As a pianist, he is particularly committed to contemporary ( Adams , Carter , Corigliano ) and British composers ( Bax , Britten , Rawsthorne ). To this day, one of his most outstanding achievements is the complete recording of Joseph Haydn's piano sonatas .
McCabe was also active as a composer for film music. He made his debut in 1972 with the music for the horror film The Fear . From 1973 to 1975 he was involved in the television series Sam . A few more works for television followed in the 1980s.
Awards
- 1962: Composition Prize from the Royal Philharmonic Society
- 1969: Gaudeamus Prize
- 1977: Ivor Novello Prize
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
literature
- Stewart R. Craggs: John McCabe - A Bio-Bibliography. Greenwood Press, Westport, CT 1991, ISBN 0-313-26445-7 .
Web links
- Official website
- John McCabe's homepage at Novello & Co
- Performance of the Partita for cello
- John McCabe in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Tributes to Liverpool composer John McCabe
- ^ Haydn, Complete Sonata, by Decca, London (12 CD), new 1995
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McCabe, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English composer and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Huyton , Merseyside |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 2015 |
| Place of death | London |