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Uneven proportions are necessary when the material demands it. There is absolutely nothing negative about it, like in the three meals in a day
The 1st movement is by far the best imho.
A great job to bring this concerto to life, Thank you so much for all the efforts!

Make it four!

Almost from the first note I was captured again...like by the march like beginning of his 2nd PC some 30 years ago.
Why on earth is he so unsung?!

Alan, your introduction some 15 years back was spot on. I absolutely love it.

It seems that the marketing strategy is to avoid exposure at all costs.
A pity for this very interesting release...

When is this production launched digitally?

Just listened to her Piano Quartet...utterly boring!! How performers refrain from falling asleep is a miracle to me.

I thought the boring bits were the best bits!
The rest of it I found too haphazard and stormy for my taste.

Haha Spot on.

Just listened to her Piano Quartet...utterly boring!! How performers refrain from falling asleep is a miracle to me.

Not much music of substance? Really? I don't agree at all. This is breathtaking music at its best. Beautifully orchestrated. Powerful, yet subtle. Holmes comes straight to the chase. The Allegro feroce (from Roland Furieux) is a masterpiece on its own.
I listen to it on repeat...

Pentatone already released the CK (op.57) with the same cast end of last year. A pity they couldn't find something "new".

Oh my word - what a discovery!!The orchestral introduction already promises yummy and with something of substance. When the violin enters all dreams vanish at once...not because of the music but the soloist. Florence Foster Jenkins of the Violin.
Let's pray for a new recording.

The Piano Concerto is a superb work, complex and ambitious. Dramatic, angry and yet a bit "arrogant". I listed to it now 5 times and the more I listen, the better it gets. Why on earth took it so long to get it recorded? If only more 12 tone works sounded like the VC!! This CD is a treasure trove for sure.

Thank you so much for sharing this. I absolutely love it.
Yes, I also hear Saint-Saens No. 2 and Rachmaninoff No. 2 but just short greetings.
I hope there will be a studio recording to eliminate the few "wrong" notes.
The concerto is very ambitious and especially the 3rd movement is quite catchy.
A virtuoso tour de force. I am back for more...

Curiosity killed the cat, so thanks to CelesteCadenza's efforts and the affirmative comments I just felt obliged to listen again. This time I found it even worse. It's like watching water running from a tap. The standing ovations were surely not music related.

Utterly boring, no wonder it was never performed. A pity for all the work that went into the production.