Panufnik: Concertino for Timpani, Percussion and Strings (Richard Benjafield perc, Graham Cole timp)

This piece has an unpromising origin: It was commissioned by Shell UK Ltd. as a test piece for competitors in the Shell/London Symphony Orchestra Music Scholarship at the Henry Wood Hall. But Panufnik somehow created a really splendid piece of music for that occasion. It is lively and lyrical in turn and finishes with a very exciting ending.

The ensemble is London Musici conducted by Mark Stephenson. I also have the older recording of Panufnik directing the London Symphony Orchestra with Kurt-Hans Goedicke and Michael Frye as the soloists. The newer version has a much crisper recorded sound which really does enhance the impact of the music.

1. Entrata (0:07)
2. Canto I (3:13)
3. Intermezzo (6:15)
4. Canto II (9:14)
5. Fine (13:34)

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[yingdat]

@fbridge Sorry, I can't.

[fbridge]

Great recording - can't you get it onto Spotify?