Rubbra & Bliss: Piano Concertos

Two very different takes on the romantic piano concerto, both equally successful. The Bliss—written in 1939 for the World’s Fair in New York—is extrovert, exuberant and virtuosic, the Rubbra a profound reflection on, and continuation of, the English pastoral tradition.

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‘Here’s a terrific new version of the dashing Piano Concerto that Bliss wrote for Solomon … Piers Lane dispatches those fearsome double octaves at the outset with thrilling bravura swagger, his ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘A delightful intermezzo [Bax's Morning Song] between the piano concertos by Rubbra and Bliss, and they're quite different animals—the Bliss extrovert and virtuosic, the Rubbra more of a reflection on ...