Bach Transcriptions for Piano: Twentieth-century arrangements from choral and instrumental works

About

Michael Aston held an Exhibition for music at Cambridge University. After a short career in the Civil Service he moved to Leeds in 1979 and began a career as a freelance musician. A pianist specializing in accompaniment and piano duos he taught piano and became involved in continuing education presenting courses for the universities of Manchester Nottingham and Cambridge. He is a lifelong enthusiast for the music of William Walton and has lectured widely on the subject and visited the Walton estate in Italy. He has written about Walton for Classical Music magazine and edited a volume of the William Walton Edition published by Oxford University Press. He is the compiler of four volumes of piano duets published by OUP. David Owen Norris is a pianist broadcaster teacher and composer. The first recipient of the Gilmore Artist Award he has achieved international acclaim as a concert pianist recording a rich variety of music as both a soloist and accompanist. Norris has also presented a number of radio series including BBC Radio 4's Playlist.