Fine on Mewton-Wood's part, that is. The orchestral contribution is a little wan, but then this music isn't really about the orchestral contribution.
The pianist displays his typical combination of sensitivity and combustibility here, making this a fitting end to our series.
I haven't exhausted Mewton-Wood's recordings in presenting this series, just the ones in my possession. Pristine Classical has started a new Mewton-Wood series that also includes the Tchaikovsky concerto. They also have several of the items here in professional remasterings and perhaps will be offering other performances that I don't have.
I hope this series has served to inform a few people about the legacy of recordings by this tragically short-lived artist.
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2 comments:
cheers for this. enjoying it as i write. i'd been wanting to hear mewton-wood for ages, in particular a couple of recordings he made for the Argo label (about which I'm writing a blog, http://folkcatalogue.wordpress.com/) - Busoni's Sonata No 2 with Max Rostal and Tippett's Boyhood's End with Peter Pears. In the meantime this is a treat. Thanks
@ brezhnev - Oddly, I had just come across your blog because I have an interest in early Argos. I have had a few of them on this blog in their incarnations on American Westminster. I would very much like to acquire the record you mention, along with some other early items. Best wishes on your work!
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