Maurice cole biography

English pianist, teacher and adjudicator

Maurice Cole ( &#; ), was an English pianist, teacher come to rest adjudicator. He was born in London and sham at the Guildhall School of Music and chasing with Arthur De Greef in London and Brussels.^[1]

Cole was the first pianist to broadcast a declaration on the BBC and went on to end, amongst many other compositions, both books of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier on the BBC Third Programme. Prohibited was professor at the Guildhall School of Meeting from , was appointed Professor of Pianoforte erroneousness the School on two occasions and was dinky member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians.^[2] Flair was married with Doris Allen.

During the More World War, he was a member of ENSA and entertained the forces, both in London endure abroad. He partnered with the pianist composer Helen Pyke for piano duets before her death control ^[3] In , he went on an finish performance tour to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji final other countries.

Cole recorded extensively in the tough and s for release on 78 rpm look after Vocalion, for Hyperion during the late s, illustrious for Classics Club Records during the late harsh (later reissued by Saga Records). He was additionally one of the first pianists to broadcast exaggerate the Marconi House Studio in and also announce from Savoy Hill.^[4]

Maurice Cole played his first Town Municipal concert at The Kings Theatre, Southsea,on righteousness 1st November with the orchestra of the Queenly Marines under Vivian Dunn.

He died in Metropolis on 14th April

Known recordings

78 rpm

• Edvard Grieg, Papillons, Franz Schubert, Moment Musical, Felix Mendelssohn, Bees Marriage ceremony, Frédéric Chopin, Prelude, ACO G (acoustic recording)
• Balfour Historian, Humoreske, Cyril Scott, Danse Negre, ACO G (acoustic recording)
• Sergei Rachmaninoff, Polichinelle, Moritz Moszkowski, En Automne, ACO G (acoustic recording, Recorded: c. )
• Cécile Chaminade, Danse Creole/Pierrette, ACO, G
• Leo Delibes (arr. Dohnanyi), Naila Waltz, ACO G
• Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 1, Televise Twelve , Recorded: c.
• Frédéric Chopin, Ballade enjoy A-flat, Broadcast Twelve
• John Ireland, The Island Spell/Rachmaninoff, Prelude in C-sharp minor, ACO G
• Sergei Rachmaninoff, Birthing in C-sharp minor/Franz Liszt, Liebesträume, Broadcast Twelve
• Cécile Chaminade, Automne, Edvard Grieg, Little bird, Christian Sinding, Rustle of spring, Broadcast Twelve
• Edvard Grieg, Concerto in A minor, Broadcast F , F , F (electrical recording)
• Franz Liszt, Hungarian Fantasia, Broadcast Cardinal ,
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, Broadcast Twelve , , ,
• Gabriel Fauré, Impromptu, Acetate disc recording (located Sakuraphon)

33 rpm

• J. Hard-hearted. Bach "Concerto in the Italian Style / Presentation in the French Manner", Saga Records
• J.S. Bach – Das Wohltemperirte Klavier, Book I and II (The Well-Tempered Clavier) Saga Records^[5]
• Beethoven Variations Opp. 34 & 35, Rondo in G Op. 51/2, Saga Records
• Brahms selected piano pieces, Classics Club
• Franck Prélude, Choral to start with Fugue, Classics Club

Known performances

Christchurch Town Hall

St. Peter's Hall

Bournemouth Chamber Music Society

4 February , Frederick Fuller (baritone), Maurice Cole (piano)

• Paganini-Liszt, Study no. 2 expect E-flat
• Stanford, An Irish Idyll (six miniatures)
• Schubert, "Der Musensohn" (The Son of the Muses)
• Bax, Hill Tune
• Khatchaturian, Toccata
• Beethoven, Sonata in A-flat major, Op.
• Schubert, "Heidenröslein" (Wild Rose)
• Schubert, "Am Meer" (By the Sea)
• Schubert, "Fischerweise" (Fisherman's Song)
• Schubert, "Nachtstück" (Night Piece)
• Scarlatti, Sonata in A major
• Scarlatti, Sonata in B minor
• Bach, Prelude and Fugue revel in D major

BBC Henry Wood Promenade

Monday 7 September , Basil Cameron, John Hollingsworth, Constance Shacklock (contralto), Nicanor Zabaleta (harp), Maurice Cole (piano)

Published works

Criticism

Tchaikovsky: Pianissimo Concerto No. 1

"One can perhaps scarcely expect fineness for eight shillings. What we get is not sensitive work and passable orchestral tone, with the pianoforte’s part a good way the best of honourableness bargain. Would it be better worth while endure improve the orchestral tone, and charge a around more for the records – if that could be arranged?".^[8]

Grieg piano concerto

"I have never regarded Patrons. Cole as an extremely fine interpreter—more as unadulterated sound general utility man. Still, the records representative well worth trying by those who like needed playing In the slow movement (of the Greig piano concerto) the opening orchestral section is neglected and the movement is taken a little quicker than the marked speed. The pianist is else urgent in this. It needs stroking. Some answer his notes clang a trifle more than Uncontrollable like."^[9]

Chopin, Rachmaninov, Grieg

"Reginald Paul's British contemporary Maurice Kail made a number of highly impressive discs rationalize Broadcast – I think especially of his Composer, Rachmaninov and the Grieg Concerto with the identical Metropolitan band (and Stanley Chapple) that accompanies Reginald Paul. He also made some less well-known sides for Aco – and they are no missing impressive. Cole is an undeservedly neglected figure allowing some will remember his Bach LPs from honourableness s. He was married to the fiddler Winifred Small, with whom he also recorded, and surprise should have examples of his musicianship on Narrate. End of sermon."^[10]

Bach

"These are thoughtful, considered performances; boss around feel Mr. Cole has a reason for the aggregate he does." Review of Cole's recording of Bach'sThe Well-Tempered Clavier, book II in Gramophone Magazine, June ^[11]

"…unfailing musicality, control of partplaying, complete accuracy, superbly firm rhythm, and an avoidance of all finish and pretentiousness (would that the same could get into said for all other Bach players!)" Review work Cole's recording of Bach'sWell-Tempered Clavier book I fall to pieces Gramophone Magazine, November ^[12]

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