Symphony 1 / Tribute Op 56 / Sinfonia Concertante
Rubbra (1901-1986) was a British composer whose symphonies contained great  emotion, great propulsive power, and in some cases sound almost demonic. His assertiveness  hardly seems British. His Symphony 1 (1937) is one of those assertive works. Rubbra was heavily  influenced by Bartók and Debussy, but he uses a kind of polyphonic approach to the main themes  much different from those two giants. HisSinfonia Concertante(1936) is a work for piano  and orchestra, but not a piano concerto. The piano's role is much muted. But Tribute (1942) holds  the real soul of the composer. Melancholy and sad, thankfully it's only four minutes long.--Paul  Cook