Mark Latimer is an English pianist. His repertoire consists of over 75 performed

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s, including the mammoth '' Concerto for Piano and Chorus'' by

Busoni Ferruccio Busoni (1 April 1866 – 27 July 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of the leading musicians, artists and literary ...

and the Alkan ''Concerto for Solo Piano'', of which he made the first live recording. He is also a composer and has had numerous works performed and recorded. He performed

Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of ...

's 3rd piano concerto at the age of 12 and Rachmaninoff's

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and

Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, p ...

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piano concertos at the age of 16, shortly followed by a performance of both piano concertos by

Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

( No. 1, No. 2). He became a professor of music at the

London College of Music London College of Music (LCM) is a music school in London, England. It is one of eight separate schools that make up the University of West London. History LCM was founded in 1887 and existed as an independent music conservatoire based at ...

at age 18. He is also known for his performances of pieces by lesser known composers such as Sorabji,

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Honegger Arthur Honegger (; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. A member of Les Six, his best known work is probably '' Antigone'', composed between 1924 and 1927 ...

Lambert Lambert may refer to People *Lambert (name), a given name and surname * Lambert, Bishop of Ostia (c. 1036–1130), became Pope Honorius II *Lambert, Margrave of Tuscany (fl. 929–931), also count and duke of Lucca *Lambert (pianist), stage-name ...

and others. As well as piano he has also recorded a number of organ works including an hour-long organ and prepared piano CD ''Zeitgeist'', which is completely improvised. An ongoing series of "Take"

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...

CDs have been recorded, alongside his own suite, "Exhibitionist at the Pictures".

Discography

*Variations and Fugues -

Max Reger Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger (19 March 187311 May 1916) was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher. He worked as a concert pianist, as a musical director at the Leipzig University Church, as a professor a ...

- Warner Classics - ASIN: B0002VE20Q *''Zeitgeist'' - Latimer - Munitions Factory *Concerto for Solo Piano -

Charles Valentin Alkan Charles-Valentin Alkan (; 30 November 1813 – 29 March 1888) was a French Jewish composer and virtuoso pianist. At the height of his fame in the 1830s and 1840s he was, alongside his friends and colleagues Frédéric Chopin and Franz Lisz ...

- APR - ASIN: B000065AI9 *Take #1 - Various - Spotlite - ASIN: B000056P18 *Unhinged Take #2 - Various - Spotlite - ASIN: B00006AGBB *Smooth Jazz For A Rainy Day - Various

External links

Official website

An interview with Mark Latimer
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