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Many a concert pianist spends years and a small fortune developing a distinctive personal presence. England's John Ogdon, 34, comes by his without effort. A huge, goateed, bespectacled, ambling hulk of a man, he is virtually impossible to ignore. It is not just his looks, though, that have made him the leading figure among Britain's younger pianists. Even in an age when glittering technique is almost taken for granted, Ogdon's facility for both the finespun and the fantastic is prodigious. Says Stephen Bishop, 30, a London-based American, and a friendly keyboard rival...
NIELSEN: PIANO MUSIC (RCA Victor). Keyboard music was incidental to Nielsen's career, but this lustrous release echoes most of his compositions at their very best. British Pianist John Ogdon is ideally suited to his assignment. His calm, intelligent performance gives coherence to Nielsen's sometimes aggressive brilliance, and in quiet, crystalline passages, such as the finale of Chacone, he achieves a purity of tone reminiscent of the late Walter Gieseking...
...still earlier romantic era. Ferruccio Busoni was a pianist in the tradition of Liszt. He was a teacher who boasted disciples rather than pupils (among them, Kurt Weill) and he was also a composer of grandiose notions and mixed talents, which are illuminated by English Pianist John Ogdon and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in this 70-minute work The introductory movement seems to be all stately facade, but once inside the musical structure, the listener has a merry whirl, particularly in the carnival atmosphere of the Tarantella...
...headier stuff by Vaughan Williams, Frederick Delius and William Walton. The orchestra more than lived up to its reputation as one of the world's finest ensembles. Bolstered by such first-rank performers as Composer-Conductor Aaron Copland, Cellist Janos Starker, Violinist Jaime Laredo and Pianist John Ogdon, the festival was off to an impressive start...
Whether he won at Moscow or not, Ogdon's principal at the Royal Manchester College of Music was sure he was bound to "make an international impression very soon." Enrolled at seven as the youngest student in Manchester's history (usual age: 16), he progressed at a "simply staggering" rate for four years, then, amazingly, chucked the whole business for five years while he went back to his academic studies. He had an excellent but not widespread reputation when he decided to tackle Moscow. Before the week was out, the invitations from symphony orchestras were already beginning...