Malcolm Binns - A 90th Birthday Tribute

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January 16, 2026
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Charles Valentin Alkan, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Mikhail Glinka, Franz Liszt, Sergei L
    • PERFORMER
      Malcolm Binns, BBC Scottish Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 16, 2026
    • UPC
      5024709174058
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      APR7405
    • LABEL
      APR
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent

    2. II. Adagio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent

    3. III. Rondo: Allegro molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent

    4. Adagio sostenuto assai -

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Norman del Mar

    5. Allegro moderato -

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Norman del Mar

    6. Allegro deciso -

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Norman del Mar

    7. Un poco meno mosso

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Norman del Mar

    8. I. Vivace

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent

    9. II. Andante

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent

    10. III. Moderato

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent

    11. IV. Vivace

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent

    12. BBC Radio Announcement

      Composer: na Not Applicable

    13. I. Allegro con brio -

      Composer: Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Norman del Mar

    14. II. Adagio non tanto -

      Composer: Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Norman del Mar

    15. III. Allegro moderato e maestoso -

      Composer: Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Norman del Mar

    16. IV. Adagio non tanto -

      Composer: Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Norman del Mar

    17. V. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

      Conductor: Norman del Mar

    18. No. 1 in F Major

      Composer: Anton Rubinstein

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    19. No. 2 in C Major, "Staccato Etude"

      Composer: Anton Rubinstein

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    20. No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Anton Rubinstein

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    21. No. 4 in E-Flat Major

      Composer: Anton Rubinstein

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    22. No. 5 in F Major

      Composer: Anton Rubinstein

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    23. No. 6 in G Major

      Composer: Anton Rubinstein

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    24. 12 Études dans les tons mineurs, Op. 39: No. 10. Concerto III: Allegretto alla barbaresca

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    25. Capriccio alla soldatesca, Op. 50

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    26. Le tambour bat aux champs, esquisse, Op. 50bis

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    27. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    28. II. Introduzione: Mesto

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    29. III. Finale: Allegro

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    30. Sonata minacciosa, Op. 53, No. 2

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    31. No. 1. Allegretto frescamente - Giocoso - Tempo primo

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    32. No. 2. Molto vivace

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    33. No. 3. Narrante a piacere - Più mosso - Tempo primo

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    34. No. 4. Sostenuto

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    35. I. Pastorale: Allegretto cantabile

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    36. II. Allegro moderato e cantabile (sempre al rigore di tempo)

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    37. No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    38. No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    39. No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    40. No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 10, No. 4

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    41. No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    42. No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 10, No. 6

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    43. No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10, No. 7

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    44. No. 8 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 8

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    45. No. 9 in F Minor, Op. 10, No. 9

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    46. No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 10

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    47. No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 11

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    48. No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    49. No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    50. No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    51. No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    52. No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 4

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    53. No. 17 in E Minor, Op. 25, No. 5

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    54. No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 6

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    55. No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    56. No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 8

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    57. No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    58. No. 22 in B Minor, Op. 25, No. 10

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    59. No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    60. No. 24 in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    61. No. 1 in F Minor

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    62. No. 2 in A-Flat Major

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    63. No. 3 in D-Flat Major

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Malcolm Binns

    64. A Farewell to St. Petersburg: No. 10. Zhavoronok (The Lark) (arr. M. Balakirev for piano)

      Composer: Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

      Performer: Malcolm Binns


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.