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PROKOFIEV. Solo Cello Sonata, Op. 133 (cpted. Blok). Cello Concertino, Op. 132 (cpted. Rostropovich, orch. Kabalevsky). Steven Isserlis (ye); °London Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton. Virgin Classics a) L:1 VC7 90811-4; (D VC7 90811-2 (55 minutes: ODD). Kabalevsky—comparative version:

There was an old schoolboy conundrum: when is a concerto not a concerto? The answer, then, concerned itself with Bach. But should the answer now, perhaps, concern itself with George Lloyd? (If so, he is in good company!) Because a concerto, to be properly so named, must surely involve a...

RPC32513—No. 1 in D major; No. 2 in C minor; No. 3 in C major. RPC32531—No. 4 in E major; No. 5 in C major; No. 6 in G minor.

This is one of the most absorbing and persuasive couplings of Davies's music in the current catalogue. Both works here are chamber symphonies, the earlier being tough and angular but bracing, the latter drawing on a wider range of mood (including humour), but these performances point up the...

London Musici's first recording (Conifer 0 CDCF172, 8/89) contained concertos by Malcolm Arnold, and was welcomed enthusiastically by EG. This second record, released a little later than originally planned, confirms a point made in his review that the ensemble has a particularly rich, resonant...

MOZART. Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K313/ 285c. Andante in C major, K31 5/285e. Flute and Harp Concerto in C major, K299/297ca. Marc Grauwels (fp; aGiselle Herbert (hp); Les Violons du Roy, Quilbec / Bernard Labe- dier. Hyperion 0 a KA66393; (1) CDA66393 (59 minutes: DOD).