Rawsthorne, A - Piano Concerto No. 2

Rawsthorne's First Piano Concerto, originally written with just strings and percussion accompaniment, was introduced in its later full orchestral form at a 1942 Promenade Concert by Louis Kentner.... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Without losing the necessary edge in the writing, Malcolm Binns (creating their stereo debut in 1979) brings out the expressiveness of the music...The LPO under Pritchard plays with evident... — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

There's a lot of energy in these pieces, and Tozer relishes it to the full, sometimes at the expense of the more contemplative passages. But he (and Gislowska) generally have a good handle... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…