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Smaller concertos for piano and modest orchestral forces were a feature of British composition in the first half of the 20th century. Often they were written for a special occasion, and typically vanished into oblivion thereafter. During the Covid period we were looking for things to record with small numbers of players, and stumbled across this treasury: short concertos written for entertainment that don’t outstay their welcome.
The works on this album travel from the innocent pastiche of Geoffrey Bush’s tribute to Arne, Edmund Rubbra’s student essay, through the Blues of Arthur Benjamin, the serial language of Humphrey Searle, the drama of Elizabeth Maconchy, and the bold humour of film composer John Addison. It is all great fun, and has never been recorded - apart from the Benjamin recorded just once, back in 1959.
Simon Callaghan and Martyn Brabbins team-up to raise a smile, enjoying the lighter side of musical life. © Lyrita
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Wellington Suite (John Addison)
Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Addison, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Addison, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Addison, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Addison, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Addison, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Concertino for Piano & Orchestra (Arthur Benjamin)
Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - Arthur Benjamin, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - Arthur Benjamin, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - Arthur Benjamin, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - Arthur Benjamin, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Concertino No. 2 for Piano & String Orchestra (Dame Elisabeth Maconchy)
Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - Elizabeth Maconchy, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - Elizabeth Maconchy, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - Elizabeth Maconchy, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Concertante for Piano, Percussion & Strings, Op. 24 (Humphrey Searle)
Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - Humphrey Searle, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Nature's Song (Reconstr. S. Callaghan) (Edmund Rubbra)
Edmund RUBBRA, Composer - Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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A Little Concerto on Themes of Thomas Arne (Geoffrey Bush)
Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - Geoffrey Bush, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - Geoffrey Bush, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - Geoffrey Bush, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Martyn Brabbins, Conductor, MainArtist - Geoffrey Bush, Composer - The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Artist, MainArtist
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Album review
Smaller concertos for piano and modest orchestral forces were a feature of British composition in the first half of the 20th century. Often they were written for a special occasion, and typically vanished into oblivion thereafter. During the Covid period we were looking for things to record with small numbers of players, and stumbled across this treasury: short concertos written for entertainment that don’t outstay their welcome.
The works on this album travel from the innocent pastiche of Geoffrey Bush’s tribute to Arne, Edmund Rubbra’s student essay, through the Blues of Arthur Benjamin, the serial language of Humphrey Searle, the drama of Elizabeth Maconchy, and the bold humour of film composer John Addison. It is all great fun, and has never been recorded - apart from the Benjamin recorded just once, back in 1959.
Simon Callaghan and Martyn Brabbins team-up to raise a smile, enjoying the lighter side of musical life. © Lyrita
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:23
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Simon Callaghan The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales Martyn Brabbins
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Lyrita
- Genre: Classical
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