Andrzej Panufnik: Cello Concerto (NMC Audio CD)

Panufnik's last work, the Concerto contrasts an intensely contemplative Adagio with a powerful dance-like Vivace. The scoring is sparse and the performance is impassioned - true to the composer's dedication to poetic expression without sentimental excess.

"There is a searing sense of witness to this impressive and moving piece."
BBC Music Magazine