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Alan Cuckston

Alan Cuckston was born near Leeds and read Music at King's College. He successfully auditioned for the BBC as a keyboard soloist and joined the staff of the Music Department at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham. For the past twenty years he has been a freelance player, with some specialization in early keyboard instruments - harpsichord, organ and fortepiano. He has given concerts in many parts of Europe and North America and has toured as harpsichordist with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and as organist with Pro Cantione Antiqua. Alan Cuckston has made recordings of an extensive repertoire of music, ranging from the middle ages to the present day. Most recently he has released harpsichord music by Handel, Rameau and Couperin on Naxos and the complete piano music of Alan Rawsthorne on Swinsty

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Discography

Cinema Classics, Vol. 3	Classics at the Movies: Epics	GERMAN: Piano Works
HANDEL (THE VERY BEST OF)	HANDEL: Harpsichord Suites Nos. 1- 5	HANDEL: Harpsichord Suites Nos. 6 - 8
HARPSICHORD (Eternal)	RAMEAU: Harpsichord Suites / Nouvelles Suites	RAMEAU: Pieces de Clavecin / Cinq Pieces / La Dauphine
RAMEAU: Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts