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MacDowell, Edward: Piano Concertos Number 1 and 2. National Symphony of Ireland, conducted by Arthur Fage, Stephen Prutsman, piano. Recorded in 1999, at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Engineer: Martin Atkinson. 56+ minutes. Naxos 8.559049. Piano concertos can be problematic, because the engineer is torn between delivering an up-front piano sound on the one hand, and the requirement to put the piano in proper balance with the orchestra on the other. This release has a nice blend between the two, with these Rachmaninov-styled pieces of music. The ensemble itself has a small-orchestra sound to it, and ...