This recording brings together a fascinating collection of piano concertos by four very diverse composers that were all written in the middle decades of the last century. Alec Rowley is a neglected figure nowadays, although his music enjoyed wide currency during his lifetime. His career embraced composition, performance (as organist and pianist), teaching and writing. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music where his composition teacher was Frederick Corder. In 1919 he became professor of composition at Trinity College, and during the 1930s he formed a piano duet partnership with Edgar Moy, with whom he was frequently heard in BBC broadcasts. Much of his music was conceived for educationa