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Unrecorded 20th Century British Piano Concertos: an updated list

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« on: June 25, 2018, 03:38:55 pm »

There are significantly fewer unrecorded British piano concertos than violin concertos
(the * indicates the availability of an off-air recording for download):

Alan Bush (1900-1995):  Piano Concerto with baritone, male voice chorus and orchestra  (1935-37)  *
Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903-1987): Concerto for Piano and Double String Orchestra (1958)
Arnold Cooke (1906-2005): Piano Concerto (1940)  *
William Wordsworth (1908-1988): Piano Concerto (1946)  *
Robert Still (1910-1971): Piano Concerto (1970)
Humphrey Searle (1915-1982): Piano Concerto No.1 (1944)
                                                          Piano Concerto No.2 (1955)
Geoffrey Bush (1920-1998): Piano Concerto (1941)
Peter Racine Fricker (1920-1990): Concerto for Piano and small orchestra (1952-54)  *
Iain Hamilton (1922-2000): Piano Concerto No. 2 (1987)  *
Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988): Piano Concerto No.2 (1960)  *
Alun Hoddinott (1929-2008): Piano Concerto No. 3 (1966)  *
John McCabe (1939-2015): Piano Concerto No.3 “Dialogues” (1976/77)  *

Of the five “missing” concertos, the Geoffrey Bush is a very early work and the Robert Still has never been performed. The Lennox Berkeley concerto and the two by Searle continue to be utterly forgotten.
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« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2018, 09:49:20 pm »



 What about the 2nd Piano Concerto "L'Orient" op. 100 by Joseph Holbrooke?
 Is there any recording of it?

  I actually like «The Song of Gwyn ap Nudd» a lot...
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« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2018, 11:05:39 pm »



 What about the 2nd Piano Concerto "L'Orient" op. 100 by Joseph Holbrooke?
 Is there any recording of it?

  I actually like «The Song of Gwyn ap Nudd» a lot...


No, the Holbrooke Piano Concerto No.2 has never been recorded. Gareth Vaughan (a member here) may be able to tell us how strong a piece it is.
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