Piano Concerto in D  

[1998] - this version is slightly revised, and the sounds are artificial (EastWest sound libraries)

This work was composed over two months in late 1997/early 1998 - completed on 20th February '98 and received its only performance in St Mary's Church with Duncan Honeybourne as soloist [the sound files are below]. It is dedicated to Richard Dickins in gratitude for his directing of my Songs of Time. The concert was, as all my concerts seem to be, long and demanding on the limited rehearsal on the day, with several other works of mine also being played [the Jackdaw of Rheims, Seven Folksong Ballads, and more]. There are four movements: the first is a Prelude, a moto perpetuo. There follows a sad, intense Sarabande which was directly influenced by the news of the death of my Godfather, David Street. It features long and expressive melodies for both solo violin and 'cello. The last two movements are played together with no proper pause between them: an energetic scherzo-like 12/8 Toccata which leads directly to a Fugue