William Sterndale Bennett - Piano Concerto No.2 in E flat • Piano Concerto No.5 in F minor • Adagio
Malcolm Binns, piano
Label: Lyrita
Tracks 1 - 3, 5 - 7: Recorded at Abbey Road No. 1, 12 December 1986, Producer: Andrew Cornall, Engineer: John Dunkerley |
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"Sterndale Bennett wrote six piano concertos during his late teens and early twenties. Each work was written for the composer himself to play, and he must have been a formidable technician, since the piano part often sounds very difficult indeed. Each work has its own distinct character, and though the musical material doesn’t ever reach the highest level, it is always developed with imagination and ingenuity so that interest never slackens…Binns responds whole-heartedly and very sympathetically, and with his usual brilliant technique." AS, Gramophone
"A double delight. These two Sterndale Bennett concertos (of five he wrote for piano) are gems awaiting discovery. Secondly, Malcolm Binns plays with great panache and dedication ..." Colin Clarke, www.musicweb-international.com Click here to read the full review; |
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