Since you are interested in Benedict: Piano Concertos (with Walter Macfarren - Concertstuck in E minor), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
MOSZKOWSKI / PADEREWSKI
Piano Concertos Piers Lane (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 1 / CD - released 3/Apr/2005 ] 'Performances of exceptional poetry and virtuosity and the recording is first class. Strongly recommended' - The Good CD Guide |
PARRY / STANFORD
Parry / Stanford: Piano Concertos Piers Lane (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins, conductor [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 12 / CD - released 3/Apr/2005 ] 'Splendid, eloquent performances in clear, warm sound plus Jeremy Dibble's scholarly notes full of insights about the period of these compositions makes this an issue not to be missed. One is left dumbfounded that the [Parry] concerto could have lain... |
KULLAK / DREYSCHOCK
Piano Concertos Piers Lane (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willen conductor [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 21 / CD - released 4/Feb/2002 ] 'Delightful concertos. Kullak's in particular strikes me as a gem. Piers Lane plays both with dexterity and wit. A winner' (The Sunday Times) |
FREDERICK DELIUS / JOHN IRELAND
Delius/Ireland: Piano Concertos Piers Lane (piano) / Ulster Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Hyperion The Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 39 / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "I find Lane much more jazzily incisive than (any rivals). He catches better the wit and spikiness of this often over-whimsified concerto. David Lloyd-Jones is equally lively in the orchestral portion of these scores…(a) welcome release."(BBC Music... |
XAVER SCHARWENKA
Scharwenka: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 Seta Tanyel (piano) / Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR, Tadeusz Strugala conductor [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 33 / CD - released 21/Jul/2003 ] 'Seta Tanyel's outstanding performances are suffused with the very epitome of the romantic soul' (American Record Guide) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Concerto in E major for two pianos / Concerto in A flat major for two pianos Stephen Coombs, Ian Munroe (pianos) / BBC Scotish Symphony / Jerzy Maksymiuk [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 3 / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] 'Coombs and Munro prove ideal advocates, playing with delectable point and imagination' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
REYNALDO HAHN / JULES MASSENET
Hahn/Massenet: Piano Concertos Stephen Coombs (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Jean-Yves Ossonce (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 15 / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] 'Hyperion is to be congratulated for adding this work to its growing series of Hahn compositions ... high spirits and joy aplenty ... Another Romantic Piano Concerto winner from Hyperion; heartily recommended' (Fanfare, USA) |
FRANZ XAVER SCHARWENKA / EMIL von SAUER
Scharwenka/Sauer: Piano Concertos Stephen Hough (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony / Lawrence Foster [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 11 / CD - released 1/Oct/2003 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / CRITICS' CHOICE |
FERDINAND HILLER
Hiller: Piano Concertos Nos 1-3 Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (piano & conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vo 45 / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "The indefatigable Shelley puts us in his debt again by uncovering these gems." (Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2008) |
EYVIND ALNAES / CHRISTIAN SINDING
Alnaes/Sinding: Piano Concertos Piers Lane (piano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Hyperion Great Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 42 / CD - released 25/Apr/2007 ] 'Despite the obscurity of this music, Piers Lane plays it with confidence and insight. The Bergen Philharmonic, under its music director Andrew Litton, provides solid, stylish support and the recording is spacious and ideally balanced' (Daily Telegraph) |