John Field (1782-1837)
- Concerto (E-flat major) pour le Forte-Piano, No.1 (1799)
Performers: Sondra Bianca (piano); The Philharmonia Orchestra of Hamburg;
J. Randolph Jones (1910-1982, conductor)
Further info: Field: Piano Concerto No. 1 and Nocturnes
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Irish composer and pianist. Son of a professional violinist, Robert
Field, and Grace Field (née Marsh). It was from his grandfather, the
organist John Field, that he received his first instruction in music. At
the age of 9 he began study with Tommaso Giordani, making his debut in
Dublin on March 24, 1792. He went to London in 1793, and gave his first
concert there that same year. He then had lessons with Muzio Clementi,
and was also employed in the salesrooms of Clementi's music
establishment. He began his concert career in earnest with a notable
series of successful appearances in London in 1800-01. He then
accompanied Clementi on his major tour of the Continent, beginning in
1802. After visiting Paris in 1802, they proceeded to St. Petersburg in
1803; there Field settled as a performer and teacher, giving his debut
performance in 1804. He made many concert tours in Russia. Stricken with
cancer of the rectum, he returned to London in 1831 for medical
treatment. He performed his piano concerto in E-flat major at a
Philharmonic Society concert there on February 27, 1832. Later that year
he played in Paris, and then subsequently toured various cities in
France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy until his health compelled him
to abandon his active career. He eventually returned to Moscow, where he
died. Field's historical position as a composer is of importance, even
though his music does not reveal a great original talent. He developed
the free fantasias and piano recitative, while following the basic
precepts of Classical music; he was the originator of the Nocturne and
of the style of pianism regarded as ‘Chopinesque’. He composed 7
concertos (1799, 1814, 1816, 1816, 1817, 1819 [rev. 1820], 1822), 4
sonatas (1801, 1801, 1801, 1813), about 30 nocturnes (1812-36?),
polonaises, etc., as well as a quintet for piano and strings (1816) and 2
divertimenti for piano, strings, and flute (c.1810-11).
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