24 FLAC Discount This album features Michael Tippett’s Piano Concerto and Symphony No 2 performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Edward Gardner with Steven Osborne as the piano soloist The Piano Concerto written in the mid-1950s is notable for its lyrical qualities and innovative orchestration including the use of the celeste to create ethereal textures Tippett’s Symphony No 2 composed shortly after reflects his admiration for Baroque clarity combined with modern rhythmic complexity and tonal exploration Both works highlight Tippett’s unique voice in 20th-century classical music blending tradition with imaginative modernity.