Arnold: Concerto for Two Pianos (Three Hands); Concerto for Piano Duet
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Composer: Malcolm ArnoldConductor: Esa Heikkilä
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra
Performer: Phillip Dyson
Performer: Kevin Sargent
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2007-10-30
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
- Beckus the Dandipratt, comedy overture for orchestra, Op. 5
- Fantasy on a theme of John Field, for piano & orchestra, Op. 116
- Concerto for 2 pianos, 3 hands & orchestra, Op. 104: Allegro moderato
- Concerto for 2 pianos, 3 hands & orchestra, Op. 104: Andante con moto
- Concerto for 2 pianos, 3 hands & orchestra, Op. 104: Allegro
- Concerto for Piano Duet & Strings, Op. 32: Allegro
- Concerto for Piano Duet & Strings, Op. 32: Larghetto
- Concerto for Piano Duet & Strings, Op. 32: Vivace
Music reviews of Arnold: Concerto for Two Pianos (Three Hands); Concerto for Piano Duet
Music Review: Invigorating
Rating: 5 Stars
This is a rollicking good CD. All the music is appealing, and the performances are outrageously good. The Penguin Guide gives this recording 4 stars, and I must concur. One of its great finds is the Finnish conductor Esa Heikkila. From the very start, the 21 year old Arnold's brilliant overture Beckus the Dandipratt, Heikkila's mastery of Arnold's idiom and control of the orchestra is complete. Arnold claimed that Phillip Dyson's interpretation of the Fantasy on a Theme of John Field was the best he had ever heard. It's a robust piece, with a wide range of emotions. The Concerto for Two Pianos (Three Hands) is absolutely delightful, ending with a rumba. All the performers seem to be enjoying themselves here. Perhaps the most substantial work here is the 1951 Concerto for Piano Duet and Strings. Arnold's writing shows great fluency, not least in its demands on the piano duet, and the overall mood is crystalline and Spring like. Kevin Sargent, whose credentials are mainly as a composer, complements Dyson very well in these last two pieces, and Heikkila's accompaniments throughout are masterly. Add to all this fine sound engineering from Belfast's excellent Ulster Hall (scene of many great Chandos recordings), and you have an almost essential CD of British music.
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