Bowen - The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol.46
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Label: Hyperion - Romantic Piano Concertos
Cat No: CDA67659
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 27th October 2008
Contents
Artists
Danny Driver (piano)James Horan (cor anglais)
Scott Dickinson (viola)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Martyn BrabbinsWorks
Piano Concerto no.3 in G minor, op.23 'Fantasia'Piano Concerto no.4 in A minor, op.88
Artists
Danny Driver (piano)James Horan (cor anglais)
Scott Dickinson (viola)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Martyn BrabbinsAbout
The Piano Concerto No.4 (said by Sorabji to be the greatest work for piano and orchestra ever written by an Englishman) is a large-scale Romantic, virtuoso work, impressionistic solo passages alternating freely with Straussian orchestral textures throughout. It was written for a BBC broadcast, and for the composer himself to perform; Bowen considered the work his best composition for the piano and an important addition to the concerto literature. It has not been given a studio recording until now.
The young British pianist Danny Driver, a Bowen specialist, gives a virtuoso performance with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Martyn Brabbins.
‘Driver boasts an impressive technique and a clear musical intelligence’ - The Observer
‘Danny Driver is a thoughtful and musical player and the possessor of a formidable technique … [his] control of dynamic and phrasing were exceptional’ - Musical Opinion
‘Driver has all the makings of becoming a notable musician—one of integrity and intelligence, commodities all too rare … his naturalness, thinking, and understatement reminded, respectively, of Lupu, Brendel and Curzon’ - The Classical Source
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