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Bert Bailey told of having ordered:
>Rubbra's Concerto for Piano in G & +Sym. No. 4; Soliloquy for Cello &
>Orchestra. Binns, Handley/London SO (CTN-5691932; a.k.a. 72372310182; go
>figure) Mid-priced, I was told
in reply to my earlier post suggesting Rubbra's Piano Concerto had not been
recorded since its first, and said further:
>I'm encouraged by your view that it's better than Britten's PC. To muddy
>the waters, though, I noticed a Rubbra Sinfonia Concertante with piano
>obligatto available on Chandos ...so _this_ might've been the one you had
>in mind: ...
The one I had in mind was the Piano Concerto. I wasn't aware of the
later recording of it, but a bit of digging reveals it to contain 1970s
broadcasts, and on BBC Radio Classics, of whose demise we were recently
told, so I hope you get a copy. Hope *I* do, too! BTW, I like the Britten
concerto well enough, it's just that it's a bit too "Look at me, I'm
dancing" whereas the Rubbra, whose slow movement is balm of a high order,
doesn't need to draw attention to itself.
I have the Sinfonia Concertante CD and commend that to you as well. The
symphony has much violence and anger, unlike any other Rubbra symphony
(although I don't know the 11th).
Richard Pennycuick
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