Clare Hammond * Tippett Britten & Walton [New CD] Easy Listening Proper Records

Proper Records

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Clare Hammond * Tippett Britten & Walton [New CD] Easy Listening Proper RecordsThree major works for piano and orchestra by English composers, all eschewing the traditional nineteenth century model of a bravura virtuoso soloist pitted against an orchestra, in distinctive ways. Together with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under George Vass, Clare Hammond presents an original programme that provides a unique perspective on how the piano concerto reflected musical currents in mid twentieth century Britain. William Walton's Sinfonia