Actually, one of the items on that Dutton release, namely the impressive Elegy, Waltz and Toccata, forms the centrepiece of this stylish new anthology but in its original guise as the Viola Sonata that Benjamin wrote for – and performed with – the great William Primrose. It really is a most compelling achievement, evincing a dazzling technical and expressive flair, richness of invention and knotty rigour fully justifying the late Calum MacDonald’s astute assessment of it as ‘one of the finest viola sonatas of the 20th century’. Hugely impressive, too, is Le tombeau de Ravel, an intoxicating set of six linked valses-caprices from 1957 originally written for clarinet and piano, while the early Violin Sonatina and Three Pieces for violin and piano already reveal a natural born and immensely personable talent. The delightfully cheeky miniature From San Domingo transports us to the Caribbean and contains at least one ear-tickling innovation (I won’t spoil the surprise). And, yes, our old friend Jamaican Rumba is here too – the last item on the programme and given in an arrangement which Primrose made in 1954 of the violin-and-piano version that Benjamin had dedicated to Jascha Heifetz.

Although Lawrence Power is not quite as characterful or fine-grained a fiddler as he is a viola player, there’s precious little with which to take issue about his alert and sensitive advocacy. His interpretation of the tremendous Viola Sonata is truly magnificent, and he receives impeccable support throughout from Simon Crawford-Phillips. Excellent recording and presentation, too.