The works of Scottish composer Erik Chisholm have been revived in several recordings in the 2010s, including a pair on Hyperion devoted to the composer's concertos. All are well worth rediscovery, with Bartók an influence, but never an overwhelming one throughout. Chisholm's work has been divided into Scottish, neoclassic, and Hindustani periods, accurate for the Piano Concerto No. 2 ("Hindustani") recorded on the companion Hyperion album by pianist Danny Driver. Here, the periods seem to overlap a bit, but that's even ...
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The works of Scottish composer Erik Chisholm have been revived in several recordings in the 2010s, including a pair on Hyperion devoted to the composer's concertos. All are well worth rediscovery, with Bartók an influence, but never an overwhelming one throughout. Chisholm's work has been divided into Scottish, neoclassic, and Hindustani periods, accurate for the Piano Concerto No. 2 ("Hindustani") recorded on the companion Hyperion album by pianist Danny Driver. Here, the periods seem to overlap a bit, but that's even better: Chisholm was an eclectic like few other composers in the school-driven, middle 20th century. The Violin Concerto contains Indian influences and themes, but it is animated by a wholly original use of the Baroque passacaglia form: the passacaglia serves as a harmonic base, emerges in new forms as thematic material, and can be twisted into various shapes as the individual movements demand. It's a fascinating work, but for the limited realm of the sample try instead the thoroughly...
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