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CDA66624

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Recording details: August 1992
Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Produced by Andrew Keener
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: January 1993
Total duration: 70 minutes 4 seconds

'A couple of piano concertos that have been waiting in the wings for the committed advocacy they deserve and have finally received' (Fanfare, USA)

'A model issue from a source which has become a byword for the best in enterprise' (Gramophone)

'Coombs is an artist of great sensitivity and effortless virtuosity, and he makes the best possible case for both' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

'Coombs's unimpeachable musicianship and authority carry all before it' (Piano International)

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 04 – Arensky & Bortkiewicz

Stephen Coombs (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor)

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		Piano Concerto in F minor, Op 2 Anton Arensky (1861-1906)
1		Movement 1: Allegro maestoso [12'08]
2		Movement 2: Andante con moto [6'47]
3		Movement 3: Scherzo-Finale. Allegro molto [6'40]
4		Fantasia on Russian Folksongs, Op 48 [8'55] Anton Arensky (1861-1906)
		Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat major, Op 16 Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1952)
5		Movement 1: Lento – Allegro deciso [16'46]
6		Movement 2: Andante sostenuto [6'34]
7		Movement 3: Molto vivace e con brio [12'14]