Hellawell: Airs, Waters - Fidelio Trio, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Robert Plane, Pierre-André Valade

With sources of inspiration ranging from the self-immolation of Czech student Jan Palač in January 1969 to the lost Etruscan language and the sculptures of abstract expressionist David Smith, the full breadth and depth of Hellawell’s compositional preoccupations are represented in authoritative performances by some of his closest collaborators.

Alongside chamber and solo piano works sits the clarinet concerto Agricolas, premiered at the 2008 Vale of Glamorgan Festival by soloist Robert Plane, who now commits it to disc as part of this diverse programme of premiere recordings.