Herbert Howells: Piano Concertos No's 1&2/Penguinski (Chandos Audio CD)

Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

premiere recording
Concerto No. 1 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 4* 38:55
completed by John Rutter (b. 1945)
in c-Moll - en ut mineur
1 I Allegro moderato 16:24
2 II Tranquillo, e quasi lento - 10:58
3 III Allegro moderato, e scherzando 11:30

Concerto No. 2 in C major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 39* 27:29
in C-Dur - en ut majeur
4 I Allegro (Hard and bright) - 11:01
5 II Poco lento, calmato - Allegro (Hard and bright) - 9:21
6 III Allegro assai - Giocoso - A tempo 7:05

premiere recording
7 Penguinski 4:19
Allegro assai - Slower - Allegro assai (come prima) 4:19
70:52
Howard Shelley *
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox
Recorded in:
The Colosseum, Watford
22 & 23 May 2000
Producer(s)
Brian Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Jonathan Cooper (Assistant)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K