
York Bowen
Biography
Edwin York Bowen (22 February 1884 – 23 November 1961) was an English composer and pianist. Bowen's musical career spanned more than fifty years during which time he wrote over 160 works. As well as being a pianist and composer, Bowen was a talented conductor, organist, violist and horn player. Despite achieving considerable success during his lifetime, many of the composer's works remained unpublished and unperformed until after his death in 1961. Bowen's compositional style is widely considered ‘Romantic’ and his works are often characterized by their rich harmonic language.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
125 releases · 9 albums · active 1960–2024
- Performance · 181
- Other credits · 1
Studios: Potton Hall · Henry Wood Hall, London · Conservatorium Maastricht · All Saints Church, East Finchley
Frequent collaborators
- Stephen Hough
- The 5 Browns
- Piers Adams
- Walton

