Concertos, Piano Concertos, Bliss (composer)
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Sir Arthur Bliss: The Composer Conducts
John Ogdon (piano), Cyril Smith, Phyllis Sellick, Donald Douglas, BBC Chorus and Choral Society, Alexandra Choir, Croydon Philharmonic Society, Bbc Symphony Orchestra, BBC Northern Orchestra, Sir Arthur Bliss
London Symphony Orchestra
Here’s a splendid tribute to Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) marking the 50th anniversary of his death. It also serves as a most welcome reminder of his considerable interpretative acumen on the podium. —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2025, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 81 - Rubbra & Bliss
Piers Lane (piano), The Orchestra Now, Leon Botstein
Rubbra’s Piano Concerto in G major is something special…Piers Lane’s solo playing throughout is a phenomenon of tireless technical strength, always beautifully aligned to each work’s different... —
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Mewton-Wood plays Twentieth Century Piano Concertos
RecommendedNoel Mewton-Wood (piano), with Harry Sevenstern (trumpet)
Utrecht Symphony Orchestra, Residentie Orchestra, The Hague, Concert Hall Symphony Orchestra, Walter Goehr
…Mewton-Wood's hell-raising display is in a class of its own, elevating Bliss's extrovert rhetoric to new levels of musical excitement. So too is the Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Winds,... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Bliss: Piano Concerto
Peter Donohoe & Martin Roscoe (pianos)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones
Concerto for Two pianos is the most lively, attractive work on the disc, full of quick, spiky wit and delight on colour, all well brought out by Donohoe and Roscoe —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2004, Editor's Choice
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This set, with beautiful restorations and a booklet containing insightful essays and complete documentation, makes clear that the world suffered the loss of an extraordinary talent who abundantly... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2021, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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Bliss - Christopher Columbus
Silvia Cápová (piano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Male Choir, Adriano
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Bliss Premières (Volume 1)
Solomon (Piano)
New York Philharmonic, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Constant Lambert
To have this treasurable recording of the world première [of the concerto] issued commercially is an incredibly exciting find... Solomon is dazzling - a colossal virtuoso in the Horowitz class... —
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - British Composers. Elgar, Holst, Bax, Delius...
Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Christopher Parkening (guitar), John Ogdon (piano), Nigel Kennedy (violin), Colin Horsley (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Yehudi Menuhin, Lawrance Collingwood, Richard Cooke, Sir Charles...
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