Howard Shelley

Howard Shelley, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Martyn Brabbins – Scott: Piano Concerto, Symphony No. 4 & Early One Morning (2006/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:13:06 minutes | 653 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chandos

Cyril Scott’s music inhabits a sound-world that is very much its own, despite the inevitable comparisons to composers such as Scriabin, Sorabji, and even the French impressionists. This new recording of the First Piano Concerto – the first one in over 30 years – takes a fresher, lighter approach that is absolutely thrilling in the outer movements.

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