Release Date: 1 January 1992
Panufnik's last work, the Concerto contrasts an intensely contemplative Adagio with a powerful dance-like Vivace. The scoring is sparse and the performance is impassioned - true to the composer's dedication to poetic expression without sentimental excess.
Mstislav Rostropovich cello
London Symphony Orchestra
Hugh Wolff conductor
AUDIO
REVIEWS
'There is a searing sense of witness to this impressive and moving piece'
BBC Music Magazine
RECORDING CREDITS
Engineers: Mark Vigars, David Flower
Producer: Colin Matthews
Editing & mastering: Marian Freeman for Modus Music
Catalogue number: NMC D010S
Release Date: 1 January 1992