I somehow missed out on May's Recording of the month, probably because the month of May leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Since that's a story I'm not about to tell, it's time to announce June's Recording of the Month: Cyril Scott (1879-1970) Symphony No. 3 - The Muses * Neptune - Poem of the Sea Piano Concerto No. 2 ** Huddersfield Choral Society * Howard Shelley, piano ** BBC Philharmonic Martyn Brabbins, conductor Chandos CHAN 10211 [79:32] Cyril Scott is one of many excellent British composers who have been relatively neglected in recent decades. Fortunately, Chandos comes to Scott's rescue with a disc of his orchestral music that sounds mighty fine to my ears upon initial hearings. Scott was a highly diverse individual with a host of interests. His music also displays a wealth of variety, even veering into the realm of non-tonal composition. I do want to emphasize that I am not close to having any final opinions of this disc, simply that I am very impressed up to this point in time. I will be reviewing the disc in a few weeks. There is another Scott disc that has just been released that I will surely be acquiring. It's on Dutton Epoch and contains Scott String Quartets. This one will also be reviewed down the road. Don Satz [log in to unmask]