If the warmly Romantic bloom on these concertos suggests the spirit of an earlier generation—both works date from the 1880s—the music of Stéphan Elmas retains its own distinctive voice, a voice heard to best advantage in Howard Shelley’s persuasive accounts.
Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor[38’52]1 Allegro maestoso[18’59]2 Larghetto[10’14]3 Allegro animato[9’39]
Piano Concerto No 2 in D minor[34’59]4 Allegro appassionato[17’52]5 Andante[9’19]6 Allegro[7’48]