Rawsthorne, A - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Without losing the necessary edge in the writing, Malcolm Binns (creating their stereo debut in 1979) brings out the expressiveness of the music...The LPO under Pritchard plays with evident enjoyment... — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

Rawsthorne's First Piano Concerto, originally written with just strings and percussion accompaniment, was introduced in its later full orchestral form at a 1942 Promenade Concert by Louis Kentner.... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

There's a lot of energy in these pieces, and Tozer relishes it to the full, sometimes at the expense of the more contemplative passages. But he (and Gislowska) generally have a good handle on... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…