![]() | from Benedict & Macfarren: Piano Concertos (CDA67720) 1 Allegro moderato [17'05] 32 minutes 59 seconds 3 tracks2 Andante [7'43] 3 Rondo brillante: Allegro con spirito [8'11] ‘Howard Shelley, conducting from the keyboard, produces blistering accounts of the solo parts, and his Tasmanians play their hearts out. The recorded sound is fine, too. Recommended with every enthusi ... ‘Both works contain arrestingly characterful and lovely things. Benedict's aim is to dazzle his listeners with dashing brilliance … Shelley is a beguiling player … fresh, fluent, lucid, suav ... ‘Pianophiles and collectors of rarities will gravitate to this beautifully performed disc. It's a tour-de-force of pianism-plus-directing from Howard Shelley’ (Classic FM Magazine) |