Malcolm Williamson. The Complete Piano Concertos
Piers Lane piano, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley conductorClassical, New Music
2 CDs, Hyperion CDA6801/2
Reviewed by Elizabeth Silsbury, August 1st, 2014
Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson, CBE, AO, 1931-2003, composer of more than 250 works ranging from opera through to ballet, film and television scores, from symphonic, chamber and solo works to music for children to perform (he called them “Cassations”) was the only non-English and the youngest composer ever to be appointed to England’s most… continue reading »