The May 1915 premiere of Cyril Scott's Piano Concerto No. 1, given by Thomas Beecham at Queen's Hall with the composer at the piano, represented the peak of Scott's career in "serious" music and, in the short term, the work proved influential among young composers in England. Little did the 35-year-old composer realize that he was entering into a period of obscurity that would last the duration of his long life, during which the revival of the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Moura Lympany in 1969 in honor of Scott's 90th birthday ...
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The May 1915 premiere of Cyril Scott's Piano Concerto No. 1, given by Thomas Beecham at Queen's Hall with the composer at the piano, represented the peak of Scott's career in "serious" music and, in the short term, the work proved influential among young composers in England. Little did the 35-year-old composer realize that he was entering into a period of obscurity that would last the duration of his long life, during which the revival of the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Moura Lympany in 1969 in honor of Scott's 90th birthday would prove rare relief. Reception of the concerto was far more favorable in 1969 than anyone could have predicted, and although it did not lead to the immediate revival of Scott's music, it did ignite a small, slow-burning spark of interest in Scott's output of more than 400 works that would evolve into an explosion after the year 2000.Ninety one years, equivalent to Scott's own lifetime, separate the premiere of this concerto and its eventual appearance on disc on Chandos' Cyril...
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