Peter Hill (pianist) explained

Peter P Hill (born 14 June 1948) is a British pianist and musicologist.

Biography

Hill, a native of Sheffield, was acquainted with the French composer Olivier Messiaen, and has written a book about him.^{[1] [2]} As well as playing the complete works of Messiaen, he is also known for his performances of other 20th-century piano repertoire.

Having read music at Oxford then continued his studies at the Royal College of Music, both with Cyril Smith, he is now an Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Sheffield.^[3] He is a Fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music.^[4]

In November 2013, he gave the world premiere of Messiaen's piano piece La Fauvette passerinette (1961), which he discovered and edited for performance.^[5]

Publications

• Book: Hill . Peter . The Messiaen Companion . 1994 .
• Book: Hill, Peter . 2000 . Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 0-521-62714-1.
• Book: Hill . Peter . Simeone . Nigel . Messiaen . 2005 . Yale University Press . 978-0-300-10907-8.
• Hill's recordings of Messiaen's piano music, made under the guidance of the composer, for Unicorn-Kanchana, are now available on the Regis label.

External links

• Peter Hill at the University of Sheffield
• Read some of Peter Hill's articles on Messiaen
• Peter Hill's professional website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pianist Peter Hill looks at composer Olivier Messiaen . The Guardian. Hill. Peter. 2005-11-04. 23 November 2011.
2. Web site: Pianist Peter Hill on Messiaen's Birds. 2011-10-13. The Boston Musical Intelligencer. 23 November 2011.
3. Web site: Peter Hill. Naxos Records. 23 November 2011.
4. Web site: Fellows and Honorary Members. Royal Northern College of Music.
5. Web site: Peter Hill writes about the discovery of Messiaen's La Fauvette passerinette . Hill. Peter. 2019. 9 April 2019.