Camille Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 22 (1868) {Pascal Rogé}

[@BenSchoeman595]

Already the handwritten score is a true work of art!

[@elmiramuradova561]

Сегодня Сен Санс победитель в моем прослушивание музыки ,которую я слушаю ежедневно ... и благодарю Бога ,что он послал нам таких композиторов ,которые трогают наши души и меняют настроение. Благодарю вас. ❤ Thank you so much for all concerts 1-5... 💗

[@robertcohn8858]

Bravo. Magnificent recording. Being able to see the handwritten score makes this all the more an exciting musical experience. Thank you.

[@elmiramuradova561]

❤

[@elmiramuradova561]

A very significant concert in terms of its impact... so beautifiul.

[@ellwoodcushman8255]

Fine performance, and the annotated score is fascinating!! Thank you!

[@rattywoof5259]

Starts off like Bach, throws in a smidgeon of Debussy, diverges into Liszt and then becomes vintage Saint-Saens - lovely!

[@Eorzat]

Ratty Woof Well, this was completed when Debussy was like 6 years old, so I think we can rule that one out.

[@horiaganescu3948]

This piano concerto is called "From Bach to Offenbach"... If you see what I mean...

[@linkinthegame2574]

Goosebumps !

[@unbacan7540]

Excelente.

[@fulviopolce9785]

Grande fascino. Concerto compatto ma di notevole impatto. Ottima l'interpretazione.

[@kguy152000]

What an incredible finale! So exciting.

[@user-ru8vy1uz7c]

Bravo brilliance super grandiose fantastic music concerto

[@user-ry1cc1im6f]

Bellísimo

[@gerardbegni2806]

This concerto is quite interesting, especially by the odd conception of the three movements, with a scherzo in the center instead of the traditional slow and lyric movement, for sure an antiromantic which he shares with Beethoven in his second manner (probably as a reaction after the so-called Heiligenstadt Testament: hear for instance his third piano/cello op. 69). The concerto was written as a challenge for Rubinstein and himself (both as composer and pianist) in three weeks. But if the composer was successful, the pianist had no time to work the soloist part. So the première was catastrophic. As usual, Rubinstein as a conductor paying no attention to orchestra and soloist coordination, while the brilliant Saint Saens made a quite poor rendering. They had the idea to exchange their roles, and the success came then. Much later, Sanit Saens had the opportunity to play it again in USA, and it was a complete triumph .

[@robertoortizespinoza795]

In the Allegro Scherzando, 2nd movement, (12:48 min) I could to listen eight notes from the second part of the Star Wars theme, by John WIlliams.

[@hiramantoniocastrocarvajal3241]

Yes, indeed.

[@ImWalde]

nice vid

[@canman5060]

It can also be played as a solo concerto.

[@federicozimerman8167]

The beginning sounds a bit like the Coriolan Overture of Beethoven. Question: how did you find the manupscripts? Thank you for posting.

[@bartjebartmans]

Most scores are to be found at IMSLP

[@Tylervrooman]

facsimile...

[@bethany3242]

2:39 9:54

[@thomasshiraza6376]

15:53

[@rogernortman9219]

I like Saint-Saens 5 PC infinitely better than those 5 of Beethoven!

[@bartjebartmans]

Beethoven, Bach and Mozart were Saint-Saens' heroes. He played all Beethoven Sonatas by memory when he was aged 10. The audience could call out a number and he would play it. The first movement of this concerto has obvious Egmont or Coriolanus Overture echos knit together with what I think are examples of his superior improvisation skills.

[@Eduardo-qz8ek]

Música de gran belleza, muy al estilo clásico francés.

[@saltag]

Saint-Saens' are definitely superb but they owe so much to Beethoven and making such a crude comparison fails to evaluate both composers fairly...