3 Intermezzi Op 117 / Fantasie in C, Op 17

"one of the noblest accounts on disc"
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"this CD is an attractive purchase ...a masterpiece from a composer by a player who knows exactly what is needed and delights in communicating it"
Musical Opinion

Unanimously described as the leading British pianist of his generation, John Lill's career has taken him to over fifty countries, both as a recitalist and as a soloist with the world's greatest orchestras. He regularly performs in all the European capitals (including Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, Prague, Rome, Stockholm and Vienna), Russia, the Far East, Australasia and he is a frequent visitor to the United States, where he has worked with the Cleveland, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia, Dallas Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Boston Symphony, Washington and Seattle Symphony Orchestras.

John Lill's extensive repertoire includes more than seventy concertos, and he is acclaimed in particular as a leading interpreter of Beethoven, whose complete sonata cycle he
has performed on several occasions in the UK, USA and Japan. In Britain he has given over 30 BBC Promenade concerts and regularly appears with all the major Symphony Orchestras. He has toured overseas with the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, City of Birmingham, Hallé, Royal Scottish National and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestras.

John Lill's extensive recordings have included complete cycles of Beethoven, Brahms and Rachmaninov piano concertos, the Beethoven and Prokofiev sonatas as well as a number of recital and concerto discs. He has appeared on labels such as Deutsche Grammophon, EMI ASV, Chandos and Nimbus.

John Lill lives in London and was awarded the CBE for his services to music in the 2005 New Year's Honours List.