Name: Various Artists - French Piano Concertos (CD)
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Various Artists - French Piano Concertos (CD)

Various Artists

French Piano Concertos

FORMAT: New CD
UPC: 5028421958996
RELEASE DATE: 05/03/19
GENRE: Pop
RECORD LABEL: Brilliant Classics

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Various Artists - French Piano Concertos (CD)

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Various Artists - French Piano Concertos (CD)

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Details: This gorgeous set is dedicated to piano concertante works from the pens of French composers - infinitely varied compositions that nevertheless each bear the unmistakable flavor of their native idiom. The French piano concerto was a late arrival on the European stage, and even then many French composers would opt to combine piano and orchestra outside the confines of strict concerto form. This set hones in on the genre's heyday along with two precursors: a two-movement Concerto in F (1792) by the 'French Mozart' Boieldieu and the early Concerti da camera Op.10 (1832-38) by the maverick genius Alkan. The set begins with the five piano concertos that traverse Saint-Saëns's career, along with concertante pieces he composed in the 1880s during a 20-year hiatus between his Fourth (1875) and Fifth (1896). The '80s were fertile for Saint-Saëns's contemporary Franck, as well, who returned to the piano after decades focusing on the organ and on choral music to create such piano concertante masterworks as Les Djinns and the Variations symphoniques. The latter work was an influence on Claude Debussy's Fantaisie, in terms of the roles assigned to the orchestra and solo piano and the work's structure, and like Franck before him, Debussy would disown this youthful work to move in a new direction - surprising given the warm reception enjoyed today by the early works of both composers. The influence of Saint-Saëns and Franck would extend to several of Debussy's contemporaries, as well. Jules Massenet's Concerto in E flat, begun in his early twenties, but only finished at the turn of the century after his many successful operas, arrived too late for the shifting tastes of the time, which had turned their backs on romantic virtuosity in favor of the impressionistic and neo-classical. Three of the group 'Les Six' figure on this set: Francis Poulenc and the charm and wit of his Concertos for one and for two Pianos, Germaine Tailleferre and the impressionistic orientalism of her Ballade, and the prolific Darius Milhaud who contributes no less than five piano concertos and four other concertante pieces. Albert Roussel and Reynaldo Hahn, though older than the members of 'Les Six', would only come to write piano concertos in their 50s, well into the inter-war period. Hahn's concerto is featured here in a very special remastered historic recording from 1937, with the composer at the podium and the renowned Brazilian pianist Magda Tagliaferro as soloist.

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Tracklist:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 17: I. Andante - Allegro Assai
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 17: II. Andante Sostenuto Quasi Adagio
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 17: III. Allegro Con Fuoco
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor Op. 22: I. Andante Sostenuto
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor Op. 22: II. Allegro Scherzando
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor Op. 22: III. Presto
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor Op. 44: I. Allegro Moderato
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor Op. 44: II. Allegro Vivace
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor Op. 44: II. Allegro Vivace
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major Op. 29: I. Moderato Assai
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major Op. 29: II. Andante - III. Allegro Non Troppo
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major Op. 103: I. Allegro Animato
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major Op. 103: II. Andante
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major Op. 103: III. Molto Allegro
Africa Op. 89
Piano Concerto in F Major: I. Allegro
Piano Concerto in F Major: II. Pastorale Con Variazioni
Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major: I. Andante Moderato
Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major: II. Largo
Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major: III. Airs Slovaques. Allegro
Piano Concerto in C Minor Op. 12: I. Allegro
Piano Concerto in C Minor Op. 12: II. Scherzando
Piano Concerto in C Minor Op. 12: III. Final
Piano Concerto in F Minor: I. Lento - Allegro
Piano Concerto in F Minor: II. Lento
Piano Concerto in F Minor: III. Allegro
Concertstück in C-Sharp Minor Op. 40
Piano Concerto in G Major Op. 36: I. Allegro Molto
Piano Concerto in G Major Op. 36: II. Adagio
Piano Concerto in G Major Op. 36: III. Allegro Con Spirit
Piano Concerto: I. -
Piano Concerto: II. Andante
Piano Concerto: III. -
Piano Concerto: IV. Allegro
Concerto Da Camera No. 1 in a Minor Op. 10: I. Allegro
Concerto Da Camera No. 1 in a Minor Op. 10: II. Adagio
Concerto Da Camera No. 1 in a Minor Op. 10: III. Allegro
Concerto Da Camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 10: I. Allegro Moderato
Concerto Da Camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 10: II. Adagio
Concerto Da Camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 10: III. Primo Movimento
Concerto Da Camera No. 3 in C-Sharp Op. 10: I. Andante Con Moto
Symphony on a French Mountain Air Op. 25: I. Assez Lent - Modérément Animé
Symphony on a French Mountain Air Op. 25: II. Assez Modéré Mais Sans Lenteur
Symphony on a French Mountain Air Op. 25: III. Animé
Piano Concerto in E Major: I. Improvisation - Modéré
Piano Concerto in E Major: II. Danse
Piano Concerto in E Major: III. Rêverie
Piano Concerto in E Major: IV. Toccata - Finale
Ballade in F-Sharp Major Op. 19
Rhapsodie D'auvergne Op. 73
Wedding Cake Op. 76
Symphonic Variations FWV 46
Les Djinns in F-Sharp Minor FWV 45
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor Op. 11: I. Allegro Maestoso
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor Op. 11: II. Adagio
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor Op. 11: III. Rondo. Allegro
Piano Concerto in G Major: I. Allegramente
Piano Concerto in G Major: II. Adagio Assai
Piano Concerto in G Major: III. Presto
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major M.82
Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra L. 73: I. Andante Ma Non Troppo
Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra L. 73: II. Lento E Molto Espressivo - III. Allegro Molto
Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: I. Le Corso
Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: II. Tartaglia
Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: III. Isabelle
Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: IV. Rosetta
Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: V. Le Bon Et Le Mauvais Tuteur
Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: VI. Coviello
Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: VII. Le Capitaine Cartuccia
Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: VIII. Polichinelle
Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: IX. Polka
Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: X. Cinzio
Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: XI. Souvenir de Rio
Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: XII. Final
Ballade Op. 61
5 Études Op. 63: I. Vif
5 Études Op. 63: II. Doucement
5 Études Op. 63: III. Fugues. Vif Et Rythmé
5 Études Op. 63: IV. Sombre
5 Études Op. 63: V. Romantique. TRÈS Animé
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 127: I. TRÈS Vif
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 127: II. Barcarolle
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 127: III. Finale
Fantaisie Pastorale Op. 188
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 225: I. Animé
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 225: II. Romance
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 225: III. Bien Modérément Animé
Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 270: I. Alerte Et Avec Élégance
Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 270: II. Lent
Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 270: III. Avec Esprit Et Élégance
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 295: I. Animé
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 295: II. TRÈS Lent
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 295: III. Joyeux
Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 346: I. Alerte
Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 346: II. Nonchalant
Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 346: III. Joyeux
Fantaisie for 'Piano and Orchestra: I. Lent. Grave - Allegro - Più Vivo. Tempo Molto Marcato - Moderato - Andante - Allegro
Ballade
Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor FP 146: I. Allegretto
Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor FP 146: II. Andante Con Moto
Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor FP 146: III. Rondo À la Française. Presto Giocoso
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: I. Allegro Giocoso
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: II. Doppio Più Lento
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: III. Scherzando
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: IV. Allegro Tieramente
Les Animaux Modèles FP 111: I. Le Petit Jour. TRÈS Calme
Les Animaux Modèles FP 111: IV. Le Lion Amoureux. Passionnément Animé
Les Animaux Modèles FP 111: V. L'homme Entre Deux ges Et Ses Deux Maîtresses. Prestissimo
Les Animaux Modèles FP 111: VI. La Mort Et Le Bûcheron. TRÈS Lent
Les Animaux Modèles FP 111: VII. Les Deux Coqs. TRÈS Modéré
Les Animaux Modèles FP 111: VIII. Le Repas de Midi
Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor FP 61: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor FP 61: II. Larghetto
Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor FP 61: III. Finale
Concerto