ALBUMThe Stephen Hough Relaxing Piano PlaylistStephen Hough
ALBUMDvořák & Schumann: Piano ConcertosStephen Hough, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Andris Nelsons
ALBUMScriabin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4 & 5 – Janáček: On an Overgrown Path; 1905 Sonata etc.Stephen Hough
ALBUMMendelssohn, Grieg & Hough: Cello SonatasSteven Isserlis & Stephen Hough
ALBUMGrieg: Lyric PiecesStephen Hough
ALBUMVaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem – Hough: Missa MirabilisColorado Symphony Chorus, Colorado Symphony & Andrew Litton
ALBUMMy Favorite ThingsMelinda Lambert Baird
ALBUMIn the Night – Schumann: Carnaval; Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata etc.Stephen Hough
ALBUMBrahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2Stephen Hough, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg & Mark Wigglesworth
ALBUMIn the Shadow of WarSteven Isserlis
ALBUMStephen Hough's French AlbumStephen Hough
ALBUMLiszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 – Grieg: Piano ConcertoStephen Hough, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrew Litton
ALBUMChopin: Complete WaltzesStephen Hough
ALBUMOther Love SongsThe Prince Consort
ALBUMChopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor & Other Late MasterpiecesStephen Hough
ALBUMTchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3 etc. (The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 50)Stephen Hough, Minnesota Orchestra & Osmo Vänskä
ALBUMStephen Hough in Recital: Beethoven, Op. 111; Weber, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt etc.Stephen Hough
ALBUMStephen Hough's Mozart AlbumStephen Hough
ALBUMBrahms: Piano Quintet; String Quartet No. 2Takács Quartet & Stephen Hough
ALBUMRachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3Stephen Hough, Dallas Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Litton
ALBUMTsontakis: Man of Sorrows – Berg: Piano Sonata – Webern: VariationsStephen Hough, Dallas Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Litton
ALBUMStephen Hough's Spanish AlbumStephen Hough
ALBUMChildren's CelloSteven Isserlis & Stephen Hough
ALBUMBrahms: Cello Sonatas 1 & 2Steven Isserlis & Stephen Hough
ALBUMLiszt: Années de pèlerinage, première année – SuisseStephen Hough
ALBUMRachmaninoff: Piano Concertos 1-4 & Paganini RhapsodyStephen Hough, Dallas Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Litton
ALBUMChopin: 4 Ballades & 4 ScherzosStephen Hough
ALBUMHummel: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 20, 81 & 106Stephen Hough
ALBUMFranck & Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas etc.Steven Isserlis & Stephen Hough
ALBUMStephen Hough's English Piano AlbumStephen Hough
ALBUMSaint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 1–5; Wedding Cake Caprice; Africa etc. (The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 27)Stephen Hough, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sakari Oramo
ALBUMBrahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5; 4 Ballades, Op. 10Stephen Hough
ALBUMLiszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor, Ballades & PolonaisesStephen Hough
ALBUMStephen Hough's New Piano Album: Encores by Schubert, Chaminade, Tchaikovsky, Richard Rodgers, Hough, etc.Stephen Hough
ALBUMSchubert: Piano Sonatas in B-Flat Major, D. 960; in A Minor, D. 784; in C Major, D. 613Stephen Hough
ALBUMLiszt: Piano WorksStephen Hough
ALBUMNew York Variations – Piano Works by Copland, Corigliano, Tsontakis & Ben WeberStephen Hough
ALBUMBrahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15Sir Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Stephen Hough
ALBUMMendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 etc. (The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 17)Stephen Hough, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster
ALBUMMompou: Piano Music - Canciónes y Danzas, Préludes etc.Stephen Hough
ALBUMLowell Liebermann: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 etc.Stephen Hough, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Lowell Liebermann
ALBUMFranck: Piano MusicStephen Hough
ALBUMYork Bowen: Piano Music - Preludes, Sonata No. 5, Romances, etc.Stephen Hough
ALBUMBrahms: The Three Sonatas for Violin and PianoStephen Hough & Robert Mann
ALBUMBird Songs at Eventide: English Songs of the Edwardian EraRobert White & Stephen Hough
ALBUMSauer & Scharwenka: Piano Concertos (The Romantic Piano Concerto 11)Stephen Hough, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster
ALBUMThe Piano Album 2: Music by Czerny, Moszkowski, Rubinstein...Stephen Hough
ALBUMLiszt: An Italian RecitalStephen Hough
ALBUMBritten: Holiday Diary, Op. 5 & Other Pieces for One and Two PianosStephen Hough
ALBUMBrahms-Schumann-Fruhling: Clarinet TriosSteven Isserlis, Michael Collins & Stephen Hough
ALBUMBrahms: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83Stephen Hough, Sir Andrew Davis & BBC Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMThe Complete Musical Heritage Society Recordings 1982 - 1996Stephen Hough
ALBUMProkofiev, Scriabin & Liapunov: Russian Virtuoso Piano MusicStephen Hough
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One of the best-loved British pianists currently before the public, Sir Stephen Hough is a cultural polymath also active as a composer, painter and author. His stylish pianism and spectacular technique is evident in his 1986 recording of two of Hummel’s piano concertos. Two “Piano Albums” followed (1988, 1993), with virtuoso works and encore pieces mostly by pianist/composers, which confirmed Hough’s desire to explore little-known repertoire. His combination of technical flair, rich colour palette and expressive individuality signalled a pianist of rare sensibility.
Born in 1961, Hough studied at Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, before moving to New York City to study at the Juilliard School. His 1994 recording of piano concertos by Franz Xaver Scharwenka and Emil von Sauer and 1995 album of solo music by York Bowen illustrate Hough’s continued advocacy of neglected repertoire, where his technical élan and compelling artistry make the best case for the music. The success of his early “Piano Albums” led to additional collections grouped by nationality (English, French, Spanish), where his ability to bring nobility and sincerity to easily over-sentimentalised music comes to the fore.
Hough has recorded more than 50 albums for Hyperion Records, including the piano concertos of Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven. A sensitive chamber musician, Hough has also made many recordings with the cellist Steven Isserlis, while many of his own compositions—orchestral, chamber, vocal and piano—have also been recorded.
Hometown
Heswall, Cheshire, England
Genre
Classical
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