Peter Allen
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Peter Allen (born Peter Richard Woolnough; 10 February 1944 – 18 June 1992) was an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer, known for his flamboyant stage persona, energetic performances, and lavish costumes. Allen's songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Elkie Brooks, Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, including Newton-John's first chart-topping hit "I Honestly Love You", and the chart-topping and Academy Award-winning "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross.
In addition to recording many albums, Allen enjoyed a cabaret and concert career, including appearances at the Radio City Music Hall riding a camel. His patriotic song "I Still Call Australia Home" has been used extensively in advertising campaigns, and was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry in 2013.
Allen was the first husband of Liza Minnelli. They met in October 1964, were engaged on 26 November 1964, married on 3 March 1967, formally separated on 8 April 1970, and divorced on 24 July 1974. Allen had a long-term partner, model Gregory Connell. They met in 1973 and were together until Connell's death in 1984. Allen and Connell died from AIDS-related cancer eight years apart, with Allen becoming one of the first well-known Australians to die from AIDS. Allen remained ambiguous about his sexuality in that he did not pretend to be heterosexual after divorcing Minnelli, but never publicly came out as gay either.
In a 1991 interview with the gay newspaper New York Native, Allen said, "I was 'out' on stage years before anyone else. But I think outing is limiting. I don't feel like I should be labeled." Despite Allen's outgoing persona, he was an intensely private man who shared little about his personal life even with those close to him. Allen did not say he had HIV/AIDS, partly in fear of alienating conservative, heterosexual fans and partly from thinking audiences would not want to see a performer they knew was sick. In 1998, a musical about his life, The Boy from Oz, debuted in Australia. It ran on Broadway and earned Hugh Jackman a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
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Miniatures - 2000-01-01 00:00:00
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 1. About Foreign Lands and People - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 2. Curious Story - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 3. Catch Me If You Can - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 4. Pleading Child - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 5. Happiness - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 6. Important Event - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7. Dreaming - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Dix Pieces Pittoresques: No. 5. Tourbillon - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Dix Pieces Pittoresques: No. 9. Danse Villageoise - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Dix Pieces Pittoresques: No. 12. Scherzo Valse - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Preludes, Op. 35: No. 2 in B flat Major. Elevato (1903) - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Preludes, Op. 16: No. 3 in G flat Major. Andante cantabile (1894 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Kinderstucke, Op. 72: No. 1. Allegro non troppo - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Kinderstucke, Op. 72: No. 2. Andante Sostenuto - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Kinderstucke, Op. 72: No. 5. Allegro assai - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Kinderstucke, Op. 72: No. 6. Vivace - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 7. January 23 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 8. January 27 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 14. March 3 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 13. March 2 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 16. March 11 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 17. March 12 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 20. April 2 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 1. January 4 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 2. January 5 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 10. February 13 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 11. February 23 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 15. March 4 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 12. March 1 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 3. January 8 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 9. February 4 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 18. March 17 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 4. January 10 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 19. March 20 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 5. January 21 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 21. April 5 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Bagatelles, No. 6. January 22 - Miniatures - Peter Allen
- Sonata in Eb Major, Hob. XVI: 49: I. Allegro - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
- Sonata in Eb Major, Hob. XVI: 49: II. Adagio e cantabile - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
- Sonata in Eb Major, Hob. XVI: 49: III. Finale: tempo di Minuet - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
- Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI: 32: I. Allegro moderato - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
- Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI: 32: II. Minuet - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
- Sonata in b minor, Hob. XVI: 32: III. Finale: Presto - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
- Sonata in b minor, Hob. XVI: 32: I. Andante con espressione - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
- Sonata in b minor, Hob. XVI: 32: II. Rondo: Presto - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
- Andante and Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII:6 - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
- Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:51: I. Andante - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
- Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:51: II. Finale: Presto - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
- Sonata in Bb Major, Hob. XVI:41: I. Allegro - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
- Sonata in Bb Major, Hob. XVI:41: II. Allegro di molto - Haydn: Piano Sonatas and Variations - Peter Allen
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