Browse: British Piano Concertos (series)

Alwyn (whose centenary year fell in 2005) is a composer of strong communicative gifts and the best of his music exhibits a disarming emotional candour, generous lyricism, powerful sense of argument... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Concerto for Two pianos is the most lively, attractive work on the disc, full of quick, spiky wit and delight on colour, all well brought out by Donohoe and Roscoe — BBC Music Magazine More…

Harty wrote his Piano Concerto in 1922 and gave the first performance the following year with Beecham at the helm of the Hallé Orchestra.
Unashamedly indebted to Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov (the... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The three major concertante works here reflect in a moving way the strange contradictions in Arnold's character, the mixture of lyrical warmth, popular inspiration and, in complete contrast,... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The First Concerto has a highly resourceful second movement, but Concerto No. 2 (1958), all over in 11 minutes, is even more remarkable for its concentrated invention, bonhomie and expert craftsmanship.... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Rawsthorne's First Piano Concerto, originally written with just strings and percussion accompaniment, was introduced in its later full orchestral form at a 1942 Promenade Concert by Louis Kentner.... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

These fine, dedicated performances are undoubtedly a fitting gift to the composer on his 90th birthday. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…