Piers Lane, Leon Botstein, The Orchestra Now - The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 81: Rubbra & Bliss: Piano Concertos (2020)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & no Log) ~ 273 Mb | Total time: 77:27 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA68297 | Recorded: 2019
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & no Log) ~ 273 Mb | Total time: 77:27 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA68297 | Recorded: 2019
Two very different takes on the romantic piano concerto, both equally successful. The Bliss—written in 1939 for the World’s Fair in New York—is extrovert, exuberant and virtuosic, the Rubbra a profound reflection on, and continuation of, the English pastoral tradition.