Malcolm Williamson: The Complete Piano Concertos

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The late Malcolm Williamson may have had his unruly side, but he was vastly and variously gifted...Lane is the tireless soloist, crisply percussive or touchingly lyrical as required, and Howard... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 3rd Mar 2014
Catalogue No: CDA68011-2
Label: Hyperion
Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

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Williamson: Piano Concerto No. 1 in A major

Work length18:06

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Piers Lane (piano)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Howard Shelley

I. Poco lento – Allegro – Poco lento

Track length6:51

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II. Andantino

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III. Poco presto

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Williamson: Concerto for two pianos and string orchestra in A minor

Work length19:48

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Piers Lane (piano), Howard Shelley (piano)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Howard Shelley

I. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length7:07

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II. Lento

Track length7:45

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III. Allegro vivo

Track length4:56

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Williamson: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F sharp minor

Work length15:44

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Piers Lane (piano)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Howard Shelley

I. Allegro con brio

Track length4:23

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II. Andante lento

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III. Allegro con spirito

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Williamson: Piano Concerto No 3 in E flat major

Work length30:02

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Piers Lane (piano)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Howard Shelley

I. Toccata: Allegro

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II. Allegro (Allegretto)

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III. Molto largo e cantando

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IV. Ben allegro

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Williamson: Sinfonia Concertante for three trumpets, piano and strings (1958 / 61)

Work length17:46

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Piers Lane (piano), Yoram Levy (trumpet), Mark Bain (trumpet), Martin Phillipson (trumpet)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Howard Shelley

I. Crotchet = 76

Track length5:29

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II. Andante lento

Track length5:32

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III. Presto

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Williamson: Piano Concerto No. 4 in D major

Work length14:48

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Piers Lane (piano)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Howard Shelley

I. Allegro

Track length5:38

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II. Andante piacevole

Track length5:44

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III. Allegro vivo con fuoco

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A real rarity from Hyperion’s Anglo-Australian artistic collaboration: music by an Australian composer who was once at the heart of the English establishment.

Malcolm Williamson was one of many Australian creative artists who relocated to Britain in the mid-twentieth century. Within a decade of settling in London he had established a reputation as one of the most gifted and prolific composers of his generation. His stature as a leading figure within the British music scene was publicly acknowledged in 1975 when he was appointed to the esteemed post of Master of the Queen’s Music in succession to Sir Arthur Bliss. But today he is almost forgotten and his music virtually never performed.

This double-album set of the complete Piano Concertos is therefore an important document as well as a compendium of deeply appealing music. Williamson wrote with a generosity of emotion and melodic flair rare in the mid-twentieth century, in a forward-looking idiom.

The third concerto is perhaps the masterpiece, a huge and complex work. The fourth was written in 1993/4 and appears here as its world premiere performance and recording.

Piers Lane, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Howard Shelley are the ideal performers of these unjustly neglected works.

Reviews

May 2014

The late Malcolm Williamson may have had his unruly side, but he was vastly and variously gifted...Lane is the tireless soloist, crisply percussive or touchingly lyrical as required, and Howard Shelley conducts with efficiency and conviction.

May 2014

What is memorable is Lane's playing. Whether dazzling or reflective, he shows a total empathy for Williamson. He is superbly partnered by Shelley and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Sound and balance are outstanding, and Hyperion's presentation is both lavish and informative.

13th March 2014

Williamson is a fascinating composer who wrote temperamental music without any hint of academia in its bloodstream. This very special and extremely attractive set will further enhance his standing. Superb music and music-making.

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Malcolm Williamson: The Complete Piano Concertos

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