Malcolm Binns (born 29 January 1936) was for half a century one of the UK's most significant pianists. He retired aged 80, but let's not forget his hugely eclectic career which ranged from giving the UK premiere of Prokofiev's 4th Piano Concerto in 1961 (and UK broadcast premiere, included here) to being the first pianist to record the complete Beethoven piano sonatas on original instruments. For this celebration we focus on his early career with several uniquely preserved BBC concerto recordings from the pianist's own collection, including a Proms performance featuring two concertos with Sir Malcolm Sargent, a rare LP on the Concert Artist label featuring works by Rubinstein and Alkan which were premiere recordings at the time, and, from much later, two of his most acclaimed recordings from the no longer active Pearl label.

Tracklist:

1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major Op. 19-Allegro Con Brio
2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major Op. 19-Adagio
3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major Op. 19-Rondo. Allegro Molto
4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major S125-Adagio Sostenuto Assai - Allegro Agitato Assai
5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major S125-Allegro Moderato
6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major S125-Allegro Deciso - Marziale Un Poco Meno Allegro
7. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major S125-Un Poco Meno Mosso - Allegro Animato
8. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B Flat Major for the Left Hand Op. 53-Vivace
9. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B Flat Major for the Left Hand Op. 53-Andante
10. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B Flat Major for the Left Hand Op. 53-Moderato
11. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B Flat Major for the Left Hand Op. 53-Vivace
12. BBC Radio Announcement
13. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Flat minor Op. 4-Allegro Con Brio
14. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Flat minor Op. 4-Adagio Non Tanto
15. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Flat minor Op. 4-Allegro Moderato E Maestoso
16. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Flat minor Op. 4-Adagio Non Tanto
17. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Flat minor Op. 4-Allegro Con Brio (Tempo 1)
18. Six tudes Op. 23-No. 1 in F Major. Allegro
19. Six tudes Op. 23-No. 2 in C Major. Allegro Vivace
20. Six tudes Op. 23-No. 3 in C Sharp minor. Moderato Assai
21. Six tudes Op. 23-No. 4 in E Flat Major. Moderato Assai
22. Six tudes Op. 23-No. 5 in F Major. Presto
23. Six tudes Op. 23-No. 6 in G Major. Moderato Con Moto
24. Allegretto Alla Barbaresca No. 10 of Douze tudes Dans Tous Les Tons Mineurs, Op. 39
25. Capriccio Alla Soldatesca Op. 50
26. Tambour Bat Aux Champs Op. 50Bis
27. Sonata-Ballade in F Sharp Major Op. 27-Allegretto
28. Sonata-Ballade in F Sharp Major Op. 27-Introduzione. Mesto
29. Sonata-Ballade in F Sharp Major Op. 27-Finale. Allegro
30. Sonata Minacciosa in F minor Op. 53 No. 2
31. 4 Skazki Op. 26-No. 1 in E Flat Major. Allegro Frescamente
32. 4 Skazki Op. 26-No. 2 in Flat Major. Molto Vivace
33. 4 Skazki Op. 26-No. 3 in F minor. Narrante a Piacere
34. 4 Skazki Op. 26-No. 4 in F Sharp minor. Sostenuto
35. Sonate-Idylle in G Major Op. 56-Pastorale. Allegretto Cantabile
36. Sonate-Idylle in G Major Op. 56-Allegro Moderato E Cantabile
37. tudes Op. 10-No. 1 in C Major
38. tudes Op. 10~No. 2 in A minor
39. tudes Op. 10~No. 3 in E major
40. tudes Op. 10~No. 4 in C sharp minor
41. tudes Op. 10~No. 5 in G flat major
42. tudes Op. 10~No. 6 in E flat minor
43. tudes Op. 10~No. 7 in C major
44. tudes Op. 10~No. 8 in F major
45. tudes Op. 10~No. 9 in F minor
46. tudes Op. 10~No. 10 in A flat major
47. tudes Op. 10~No. 11 in E flat major
48. tudes Op. 10~No. 12 in C minor
49. tudes Op. 25~No. 1 in A flat major
50. tudes Op. 25~No. 2 in F minor
51. tudes Op. 25~No. 3 in F major
52. tudes Op. 25~No. 4 in A minor
53. tudes Op. 25~No. 5 in E minor
54. tudes Op. 25~No. 6 in G sharp minor
55. tudes Op. 25~No. 7 in C sharp minor
56. tudes Op. 25~No. 8 in D flat major
57. tudes Op. 25~No. 9 in G flat major
58. tudes Op. 25~No. 10 in B minor
59. tudes Op. 25~No. 11 in A minor
60. tudes Op. 25~No. 12 in C minor
61. Nouvelles tudes KKIIb/3~No. 1 in F minor
62. Nouvelles tudes KKIIb/3~No. 2 in D flat major
63. Nouvelles tudes KKIIb/3~No. 3 in A flat major
64. Lark

UPC: 5024709174058
Label: Apr Recordings
Release Date: 1.16.26
Format: CD