Malcolm Binns - Malcolm Binns - A 90th Birthday Tribute - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Malcolm Binns (born 29 January 1936) was for half a century one of the UK's most significant pianists. He retired aged 80, but let's not forget his hugely eclectic career which ranged from giving the UK premiere of Prokofiev's 4th Piano Concerto in 1961 (and UK broadcast premiere, included here) to being the first pianist to record the complete Beethoven piano sonatas on original instruments. For this celebration we focus on his early career with several uniquely preserved BBC concerto recordings from the pianist's own collection, including a Proms performance featuring two concertos with Sir Malcolm Sargent, a rare LP on the Concert Artist tag featuring works by Rubinstein and Alkan which were premiere recordings at the time, and, from much later, two of his most acclaimed recordings from the no longer active Pearl tag. Album Tracks 1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 19~Allegro con brio 2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 19~Adagio 3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 19~Rondo. Allegro molto 4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major S125~Adagio sostenuto assai - Allegro agitato assai 5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major S125~Allegro moderato 6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major S125~Allegro deciso - Marziale un poco meno allegro 7. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major S125~Un poco meno mosso - Allegro animato 8. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B flat major for the left hand Op. 53~Vivace 9. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B flat major for the left hand Op. 53~Andante 10. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B flat major for the left hand Op. 53~Moderato 11. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B flat major for the left hand Op. 53~Vivace 12. BBC Radio announcement 1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat minor Op. 4~Allegro con brio 2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat minor Op. 4~Adagio non tanto 3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat minor Op. 4~Allegro moderato e maestoso 4. P