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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 17 |
| 2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 |
| 3. Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 29 |
| 4. Wedding Cake Valse-Caprice for piano and strings, Op. 76 |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 |
| 2. Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 |
| 3. Rapsodie d'Auvergne, Op. 73 |
| 4. Allegro appassionato, op. 70 |
| 5. Africa, Op. 89 |
On this CD:
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D
Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
with Stephen Hough
Conducted by Sakari Oramo
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in G minor
Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
with Stephen Hough
Conducted by Sakari Oramo
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in E flat
Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
with Stephen Hough
Conducted by Sakari Oramo
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in C minor
Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
with Stephen Hough
Conducted by Sakari Oramo
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Egyptian' in F
Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
with Stephen Hough
Conducted by Sakari Oramo
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Wedding Cake in A flat
Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
with Stephen Hough
Conducted by Sakari Oramo
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Rapsodie d'Auvergne in C
Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
with Stephen Hough
Conducted by Sakari Oramo
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Africa
Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
with Stephen Hough
Conducted by Sakari Oramo
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Allegro appassionato in C sharp minor
Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
with Stephen Hough
Conducted by Sakari Oramo
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Stephen Hough's recording of Saint-Saëns' piano concertos comes as no surprise: he is our leading champion of once-lost pianistic causes--Scharwenka, Sauer and Mompou being among the composers he has brilliantly committed to disc. For all his fame, Saint-Saëns is a harder cause to champion than any of the above, since his music really is at times mere padding. But what those who deride him fail to see is that the Muse also frequently perched on his shoulder, most notably in the Fourth Concerto with its lovely set of variations. They also miss the central point about his art, which reflected a rigorously anti-Romantic stance: "Art is intended to create beauty and character," he wrote. "Feeling only comes afterwards, and art can very well do without it." As the author of Hyperion's excellent liner-note rightly observes, it's ironic that Saint-Saëns ' anti-emotionality should have damned him in the eyes of critics, when Stravinsky's similar stance earned him accolades. Stephen Hough brings his customary grace and precision to bear in these unexpectedly interesting works, ably abetted by Sakari Oramo in the pit. Sometimes the composer paints intimate tone-pictures, sometimes he evokes vast waterscapes, but at all times Hough keeps you alert and on the edge of your seat. --Michael Church
CD Description
It is surprising, given the popularity of the repertoire, that all the recordings of Saint-Saens complete concertos currently before the public pre-date the CD era and none of them are fully digital. In addition it has never before been possible to obtain all the composer's output for piano and orchestra on only two CDs. For these reasons alone this latest addition to the 'Romantic Piano Concerto' series is likely to become one of the most successful of all. The Gramophone 'Record of the Year' winning team of Stephen Hough and the CBSO are joined by their new principle conductor Sakari Oramo in performances which combine all the elegance required for the Frenchman's music with the utmost bravura. Saint-Saens himself was a formidable pianist and his rare 1904(!) 78rpm recording of Africa has until now been matchless; finally in Stephen Hough's performance he has a rival. With so much in its favour we are quite confident that this new cycle of these piano concertos will become the benchmark recording for many years to come.
Stephen Hough's recording of Saint-Saëns' piano concertos comes as no surprise: he is our leading champion of once-lost pianistic causes--Scharwenka, Sauer and Mompou being among the composers he has brilliantly committed to disc. For all his fame, Saint-Saëns is a harder cause to champion than any of the above, since his music really is at times mere padding. But what those who deride him fail to see is that the Muse also frequently perched on his shoulder, most notably in the Fourth Concerto with its lovely set of variations. They also miss the central point about his art, which reflected a rigorously anti-Romantic stance: "Art is intended to create beauty and character," he wrote. "Feeling only comes afterwards, and art can very well do without it." As the author of Hyperion's excellent liner-note rightly observes, it's ironic that Saint-Saëns ' anti-emotionality should have damned him in the eyes of critics, when Stravinsky's similar stance earned him accolades. Stephen Hough brings his customary grace and precision to bear in these unexpectedly interesting works, ably abetted by Sakari Oramo in the pit. Sometimes the composer paints intimate tone-pictures, sometimes he evokes vast waterscapes, but at all times Hough keeps you alert and on the edge of your seat. --Michael Church
CD Description
It is surprising, given the popularity of the repertoire, that all the recordings of Saint-Saens complete concertos currently before the public pre-date the CD era and none of them are fully digital. In addition it has never before been possible to obtain all the composer's output for piano and orchestra on only two CDs. For these reasons alone this latest addition to the 'Romantic Piano Concerto' series is likely to become one of the most successful of all. The Gramophone 'Record of the Year' winning team of Stephen Hough and the CBSO are joined by their new principle conductor Sakari Oramo in performances which combine all the elegance required for the Frenchman's music with the utmost bravura. Saint-Saens himself was a formidable pianist and his rare 1904(!) 78rpm recording of Africa has until now been matchless; finally in Stephen Hough's performance he has a rival. With so much in its favour we are quite confident that this new cycle of these piano concertos will become the benchmark recording for many years to come.
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