Search - Raphael Wallfisch, Peter Donohoe, BBC Concert Orchestra :: Scott: Overture to Pelleas and Melisanda, Piano Concerto, Cello Concerto

Cyril Scott's early works are preserved at the University of Melbourne, part of a collection assembled by Scott's friend Percy Grainger. From that source, Martin Yates has rescued three gorgeous romantic scores: the overture Pelleas and Melisanda, the lovely Cello Concerto and the unfinished three-movement Piano Concerto in D. This is lovely music and all are worthwhile scores, but the crown of this collection of world premiere recordings is Scott's early, unfinished Piano Concerto, for which Yates has penned a completion. Played in his grandest romantic style by pianist Peter Donohoe, what is revealed is a striking romantic concerto with a strong personal voice. This was a remarkable achievement for a twenty-year-old composer at the beginning of a new century.