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Lyrita

British Piano Concertos, Vol. 3

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Details

Composer
John Addison, Philip Cannon, Francis Chagrin
Artist
Simon Callaghan, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Format
CD
Label
Lyrita
Released
May 02, 2025
Catalog #
SRCD444
UPC
5020926044426

About

Philip Cannon's Concertino for piano and strings (1951) dates from his formative years. It was written for the Petersfield Festival, where it was premiered on 27 January 1951 by soloist Joseph Cooper, with the Petersfield Orchestra conducted by Kathleen Merritt. This lively, neo-classical piece has achieved over a thousand performances internationally. Though John Addison's Concertino for piano and orchestra is, for the most part, couched in a light-hearted language, it is the product of a serious, and unfailingly inventive, approach to keyboard and orchestral writing. Speaking of the work to Lesie Ayre of the London Evening News, the composer remarked that, 'it is a real concerto in the full sense of the word I would not be ashamed to show the work to any first-class pianist'. Francis Chagrin maintained an intensely practical and unpretentious attitude towards his own craft, observing that, 'My music is not for first performances - it is just to be played'. His Piano Concerto was first performed by soloist Franz Osborn, with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer, at an SPNM Experimental Rehearsal held at the Royal College of Music on 4 February 1944. Conversation Piece by John Addison was written in 1958 to a commission from the BBC Concert Orchestra for that year's British Light Music Festival. John Addison felt that, by the late-1950s, too great a divide had opened up between serious and light music: 'Concertgoers think contemporary music is so alarmingly serious that when confronted with a mildly witty turn of phrase, they assume something has gone wrong. I remember the astonished sigh of relief when, in the course of introducing one of my chamber works, I told the audience I would not mind if they smiled'. In Conversation Piece, Addison exploits to the full his talent to amuse and divert.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro molto vivace 05:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Philip Cannon
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  2. 2 II. Andante tranquillo 04:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante tranquillo
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Philip Cannon
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  3. 3 III. Presto leggiero 03:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Presto leggiero
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Philip Cannon
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  4. 4 I. Allegro moderato 04:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    John Addison
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  5. 5 II. Andante grazioso 04:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante grazioso
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    John Addison
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  6. 6 III. Vivace 04:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    John Addison
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  7. 7 I. Risoluto 07:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Risoluto
    Duration
    07:51
    Composer
    Francis Chagrin
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  8. 8 II. Lento - Molto tranquillo 08:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Lento - Molto tranquillo
    Duration
    08:11
    Composer
    Francis Chagrin
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  9. 9 III. Allegro vivace 08:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    Francis Chagrin
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  10. 10 Allegro moderato - 02:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    Allegro moderato -
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    John Addison
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  11. 11 Andante commodo - 04:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    Andante commodo -
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    John Addison
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  12. 12 Allegro moderato - 02:13
    Track
    12
    Title
    Allegro moderato -
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    John Addison
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  13. 13 Adagio - 03:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    Adagio -
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    John Addison
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton
  14. 14 Allegro 02:43
    Track
    14
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    John Addison
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    William Boughton