The Five Piano Concertos

Album by Camille Saint‐Saëns & Aldo Ciccolini & Orchestre de Paris & Serge Baudo & Groupe Instrumental de Paris & Jean Laforge

The Five Piano Concertos is a collection of five piano concertos by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, composed between 1858 and 1896. The works span the late Romantic piano concerto repertoire, featuring virtuosic piano writing, clear classical forms and colourful orchestration that trace Saint-Saëns's development from youthful lyricism to a more measured, mature style within his instrumental output.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 17: I. Andante – Allegro assai
    12:25
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 17: II. Andante sostenuto quasi adagio
    7:54
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 17: III. Allegro con fuoco
    7:25
  4. 4.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 22: I. Andante sostenuto
    12:14
  5. 5.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 22: II. Allegro scherzando
    5:49
  6. 6.
    Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 22: III. Presto
    6:32

Disc 3

  1. 2.
    Concerto no. 5 in F major, op. 103: I. Allegro animato
    11:09
  2. 3.
    Concerto no. 5 in F major, op. 103: II. Andante – Allegretto tranquillo – Andante
    11:07
  3. 4.
    Concerto no. 5 in F major, op. 103: III. Molto allegro
    6:05
  4. 5.
    Septet for Trumpet, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano in E‐flat, op. 65: I. Preambule (Allegro moderato – Più allegro)
    4:24
  5. 6.
    Septet for Trumpet, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano in E‐flat, op. 65: II. Menuet (Tempo di minuetto moderato)
    4:29
  6. 7.
    Septet for Trumpet, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano in E‐flat, op. 65: III. Intermede (Andante)
    4:35
  7. 8.
    Septet for Trumpet, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano in E‐flat, op. 65: IV. Gavotte et Finale (Allegro non troppo)
    3:52
  8. 9.
    Étude en forme de valse, op. 52 no. 6
    6:13

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