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	Mewton-Wood's obituary in ''The Times'' of 7 December 1953 described his debut performance:		Mewton-Wood's obituary in ''The Times'' of 7 December 1953 described his debut performance:

	:"At once his remarkable control and his musicianship were apparent: the ascending scales in octaves, with which the pianist first enters, thundered out with whirlwind power, but he could summon beautiful [[cantabile]] tone for the slow movement and the phrasing of the [[rondo]] theme was admirably neat for all the rapidity of the tempo; a true understanding of the relationship in concerto between soloist and orchestra, and of the soloist's part in ensemble, betokened the musician, the potential chamber performer."		:"At once his remarkable control and his musicianship were apparent: the ascending scales in octaves, with which the pianist first enters, thundered out with whirlwind power, but he could summon beautiful cantabile tone for the slow movement and the phrasing of the rondo theme was admirably neat for all the rapidity of the tempo; a true understanding of the relationship in concerto between soloist and orchestra, and of the soloist's part in ensemble, betokened the musician, the potential chamber performer."

	Mewton-Wood was a close friend of [[Benjamin Britten]].<ref>http://www.scena.org/columns/lebrecht/080611-NL-Britten.html The Lebrecht Weekly: Big composer who acted small</ref> In 1952-53, while Britten was busy composing his opera ''Gloriana'', he deputized Mewton-Wood to accompany tenor [[Peter Pears]], his partner.<ref name=BBL>http://books.google.com.au/books?id=AMyKjyzEW_kC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=guirlande+Campra&source=bl&ots=PiQh66hgNV&sig=4UnEnJm5NbPSJLfo4NbaOKRTB7k&hl=en&ei=PfG_S43fGI3-7AOzzPDACQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAzge#v=onepage&q=guirlande%20Campra&f=false ''Letters from a life: The selected letters of Benjamin Britten 1913-1976''</ref>		Mewton-Wood was a close friend of [[Benjamin Britten]].<ref>http://www.scena.org/columns/lebrecht/080611-NL-Britten.html The Lebrecht Weekly: Big composer who acted small</ref> In 1952-53, while Britten was busy composing his opera ''Gloriana'', he deputized Mewton-Wood to accompany tenor [[Peter Pears]], his partner.<ref name=BBL>http://books.google.com.au/books?id=AMyKjyzEW_kC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=guirlande+Campra&source=bl&ots=PiQh66hgNV&sig=4UnEnJm5NbPSJLfo4NbaOKRTB7k&hl=en&ei=PfG_S43fGI3-7AOzzPDACQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAzge#v=onepage&q=guirlande%20Campra&f=false ''Letters from a life: The selected letters of Benjamin Britten 1913-1976''</ref>

	When only 31, Mewton-Wood committed suicide <ref>http://www.lagna.org.uk/archive/noel-mewton-wood "Noel Mewton-Wood" [[LAGNA]]</ref> by drinking prussic acid, apparently blaming himself for the death of a friend. The notes written by ~~a friend of~~ Mewton-Wood~~, [[~~John Amis]], for the reissue of the Bliss Concerto recording, assert that Mewton-Wood was gay and depressed by his lover's recent death.		When only 31, Mewton-Wood committed suicide <ref>http://www.lagna.org.uk/archive/noel-mewton-wood "Noel Mewton-Wood" [[LAGNA]]</ref> by drinking prussic acid, apparently blaming himself for the death of a friend. The notes written by Mewton-Wood's friend John Amis, for the reissue of the Bliss Concerto recording, assert that Mewton-Wood was gay and depressed by his lover's recent death.

	Benjamin Britten wrote ''Canticle III: Still falls the rain'' for a concert in Mewton-Wood's memory.		Benjamin Britten wrote ''Canticle III: Still falls the rain'' for a concert in Mewton-Wood's memory.

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'''Noel Mewton-Wood''' ( 1922–1953) was an Australian-born concert pianist who achieved international fame on the basis of many distinguished concerto recordings during his short life.

==Life and career==
Born in Melbourne, he studied with Waldemar Seidel at the Melbourne Conservatorium until the age of fourteen. After further study at [[London]]'s Royal Academy of Music, he took private lessons from Artur Schnabel in Italy.

In March 1940, he returned to London for his debut performance at Queen's Hall, performing Beethoven's third piano concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Thomas Beecham. He then went on tour in the UK as assisting artist accompanying Viennese tenor Richard Tauber, and later performed in France, Germany, South Africa, Poland, Turkey and Australia.

Mewton-Wood's obituary in ''The Times'' of 7 December 1953 described his debut performance:

:"At once his remarkable control and his musicianship were apparent: the ascending scales in octaves, with which the pianist first enters, thundered out with whirlwind power, but he could summon beautiful [[cantabile]] tone for the slow movement and the phrasing of the [[rondo]] theme was admirably neat for all the rapidity of the tempo; a true understanding of the relationship in concerto between soloist and orchestra, and of the soloist's part in ensemble, betokened the musician, the potential chamber performer."

Mewton-Wood was a close friend of [[Benjamin Britten]].<ref>http://www.scena.org/columns/lebrecht/080611-NL-Britten.html The Lebrecht Weekly: Big composer who acted small</ref> In 1952-53, while Britten was busy composing his opera ''Gloriana'', he deputized Mewton-Wood to accompany tenor [[Peter Pears]], his partner.<ref name=BBL>http://books.google.com.au/books?id=AMyKjyzEW_kC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=guirlande+Campra&source=bl&ots=PiQh66hgNV&sig=4UnEnJm5NbPSJLfo4NbaOKRTB7k&hl=en&ei=PfG_S43fGI3-7AOzzPDACQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAzge#v=onepage&q=guirlande%20Campra&f=false ''Letters from a life: The selected letters of Benjamin Britten 1913-1976''</ref>

When only 31, Mewton-Wood committed suicide <ref>http://www.lagna.org.uk/archive/noel-mewton-wood "Noel Mewton-Wood" [[LAGNA]]</ref> by drinking prussic acid, apparently blaming himself for the death of a friend. The notes written by a friend of Mewton-Wood, [[John Amis]], for the reissue of the Bliss Concerto recording, assert that Mewton-Wood was gay and depressed by his lover's recent death.

Benjamin Britten wrote ''Canticle III: Still falls the rain'' for a concert in Mewton-Wood's memory.

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Based on a Wikipedia article.
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[[Category:Pianists]]
[[Category:Suicides]]