The Complete John Rutter Piano Album draws together piano transcriptions of sixteen of the composer's best-loved choral pieces into one volume. Designed for pianists at early intermediate level, the collection provides skilful and approachable arrangements of seasonal and non-seasonal favourites for performance use or enjoyment at home. Clearly presented and laid out, the transcriptions, made by the composer himself, also include the texts (lyrics) within the piano score, for reference or potential sing-alongs. This is a versatile collection for the many admirers of one of today's greatest choral composers.
The pieces in this collection have been recorded by Wayne Marshall on Decca Records.
The Complete John Rutter Piano Album draws together piano transcriptions of sixteen of the composer's best-loved choral pieces into one volume. Designed for pianists at early intermediate level, it provides skilful and approachable arrangements of seasonal and non-seasonal favourites for performance or enjoyment at home.
John Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his compositions, including such concert-length works as Requiem,Magnificat,Mass of the Children,The Gift of Life, and Visionsare performed around the world. John edits the Oxford Choral Classics series,and, with Sir David Willcocks, co-edited four volumes of Carols for Choirs.In 1983 he formed his own choir The Cambridge Singers, with whom he has made numerous recordings on the Collegium Records label, and he appears regularly in several countries as a guest conductor and choral ambassador.John holds a Lambeth Doctorate in Music in 2007 was awarded a CBE for services to music.In September 2023, he received the Ivors Academy Fellowship, and in 2024 he was knighted in the Kings Birthday Honours.
