The Piano Concerto (1949) might well appeal to those who enjoy Prokofiev and Bartók, though its sweep, energy and internal logic are entirely Bacewicz’s own. Peter Jablonski, whose recording of the composer’s solo piano works was shortlisted for a BBC Music Magazine Award, is the excellent soloist.

The performances are committed and well executed; pianist Peter Jablonski is very familiar with the composer, having already recorded all of her solo piano works. Recorded sound is an important component with Bacewicz—one needs to hear the detail without losing the overall color.

Bacewicz’s music certainly thrives on its high metabolic rate, its impatience, even, for which this brilliantly executed new album makes no apology.

The most individual work on this stimulating release is the double piano concerto of 1966, where Elisabeth Brauss joins Jablonski for modernist fun with timbres and gestures that should never leave listeners scratching their heads. Music for Strings, Trumpets and Percussion, from 1958, is also featured: sparky, pungent and Bacewicz to a T.