COMPOSERS: Ireland; Bridge; Walton
LABELS: Dutton
WORKS: Ireland: Piano Concerto; Bridge: Phantasm; Walton: Sinfonia concertante (original version)
PERFORMER: Kathryn Stott (piano); RPO/Handley
CATALOGUE NO: CDLX 7223 (1989)
Stott savours the dreamy sonorities of Ireland’s Concerto; she’s also superb in Frank Bridge’s darkly flickering Phantasm and Walton’s heavy-handed early work. Powerful accompaniments, too. Malcolm Hayes