Viola Concerto (1995)

Beamish: Viola Concerto No. 1. The concerto takes its impetus from a passage in the New Testament recounting the Apostle Peter's denial of Christ. Gramophone's Michael Stewart: 'Beamish's response to the narrative is intense and powerful and from the outset I was struck by her mastery of musical argument and her acute feel for instrumental colour'.
'The performances are uniformly excellent and committed and the recorded sound complements the clarity of Beamish's invention. I recommend this disc most strongly'.
Gramophone: Editor's choice, outstanding; Penguin Guide 3 stars, outstanding; Music Web International: outstanding.