This work in the 19th-century grand manner was commissioned by the British Council and premiered during British Week at the New York World’s Fair in June 1939, with Adrian Boult conducting and Solomon as soloist. It is divided into three movements:
Allegro con brio
Adagietto
Andante maestoso – Molt...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Piano Concerto in B-flat major, Op. 58 was written by Arthur Bliss.
Arthur Bliss released Piano Concerto in B-flat major, Op. 58 on Sat Jun 10 1939.
Bliss, whose father and wife were both American, dedicated the work to the American people, saying in his program note:
It was to be played by Solomon and dedicated to the people of the U.S. so obviously it had to be a concerto in the grand manner and what is loosely called “romantic.” Surely the A...