Saint-Saëns - Piano Concertos No.1,2,3,4,5 + Presentation (Century’s recording : Jeanne-Marie Darré)

[@classicalmusicreference]

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) - The Piano Concertos / Septuor / NEW MASTERING. Listen to our latest mastering update: KZbin Music bit.ly/3p4I36B 🎧 Qobuz bit.ly/39XoXa1 Apple Music apple.co/3sn7xKo 🎧 Amazon Music amzn.to/43ohET4 Tidal bit.ly/3c3fe2g 🎧 Deezer bit.ly/3qk0Mbn Spotify spoti.fi/3bi7GJK 🎧 KZbin Music bit.ly/3GEdeO5 SoundCloud bit.ly/2ZYhO7B 🎧 Naspter, Pandora, Anghami, LineMusic日本, Awa日本, QQ音乐 … *Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation* (00:00-02:22) Concerto pour piano n°2 en sol mineur, Op.22 I.Andante sostenuto - Molto animato (00:00) II.Allegro scherzando (10:39) III.Presto (16:10) Concerto pour piano n°3 en mi bémol Maj, Op.29 I.Moderato assai - Allegro animato (22:59) II.Andante (35:35) III.Allegro non troppo (41:39) Concerto pour piano n°4 en ut mineur, Op.44 I.Allegro moderato - Andante (49:14) II.Allegro vivace - Andante - Allegro (1:00:39) Concerto pour piano n°5 en fa Maj, Op.103 I.Allegro animato (1:13:44) II.Andante - Allegretto tranquilo - Andante (1:24:12) III.Molto allegro (1:35:22) Concerto pour piano n°1 en ré Maj, Op.17 I.Andante - Allegro assai (1:41:19) II.Andante sostenuto quasi adagio (1:51:38) III.Allegro con fuoco (1:59:12) Septuor pour piano, trompette, quatuor à cordes & contrebasse en mi bémol Maj, Op.65 I.Préambule (2:05:24) II.Menuet (2:09:50) III.Intermède (2:14:35) IV.Gavotte (2:19:14) Piano : Jeanne-Marie Darré Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française Direction : Louis Fourestier Recorded in 1955-57, at Paris New mastering in 2018 by AB for CMRR 🔊 FOLLOW US on SPOTIFY (Profil: CMRR) : spoti.fi/3016eVr 🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/2M1Eop2 Jeanne-Marie Darré reçoit à parts égales les enseignements des deux branches de l’Ecole française de piano : Isidore Philipp, avec sa fameuse méthode des notes tenues sur les accords de septième de dominante, lui donne une résistance physique à toute épreuve issue de la tradition de Matthias; tandis que Marguerite Long lui professe sa religion de l’égalité des doigts et de la légèreté du son méritée de Marmontel. De ces années passées sur des exercices de Clementi, Czerny, Stamaty et Pischna, sur les pages de Hummel, Weber, Mendelssohn et Liszt, Jeanne-Marie Darré gardera définitivement un goût du travail technique, et une endurance à toute épreuve. Fort de cet indestructible bagage, elle fait à 14 ans ses débuts officiels Salle Erard et réalise à 17 ans son premier enregistrement. Ces succès lui permettent d’approcher différentes figures de la vie musicale française, y compris des légendes dont la pianiste de se vantera jamais. Fauré la guide dans les méandres de certains de ses ‘Nocturnes’, Ravel lui fait travailler ‘Ondine’ et sa ‘Toccata’ et Saint-Saëns l’accueille pour l’entendre dans ses cinq concertos. Un évènement parisien marque particulièrement le début de sa célébrité : une soirée de mai 1926 où la jeune femme joue avec l’Orchestre Lamoureux sous la direction de Paul Paray, les 5 concertos de Saint-Saëns en une même soirée !!! Sa vitalité rythmique, son abattage, sa sonorité jubilatoire, sa capacité à surmonter un tel obstacle sidèrent le public et associe irrévocablement son nom à celui de ces pages qu’elle n’enregistrera que bien plus tard.. Les enregistrements des 5 concertos pour piano de Saint-Saëns, synthétisent parfaitement son art fait d’intelligence musicale et d’energie physique, de gourmandise pianistique et de vitalité d’esprit. Saint-Saëns - Symphony No. 3 "ORGAN" / New mastering (Century's.record.: Paul Paray, Marcel Dupré): kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYrKfYmHarxsitU Camille Saint-Saëns & Francis Poulenc PLAYLIST (reference recordings): kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3WpZIyEaKyVhZo

[@moisesjordao843]

Magnifique!

[@canman5060]

Thanks for your very detail explanation.I can read and understand French though not speak and write very well.

[@arthurgiorgo114]

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[@paulotav2]

By the way... Jeanne Marie Darré 1905 - 1999, French. At 21yrs old, she played all Saint Saens 5 piano concertos in a concert. Amazing !!

[@DavidLehrman-wr9hs]

Jean Marie Darre has fascinated me for sixty years. I listened to her recordings as a young music student, and this concerto has a special place in my heart. In 1964 I was a student at Hunter College. Our conductor, Clayton Westerman led our school orchestra in the second piano concerto (fist offered here). The magnificent jagged dotted rhythms in the opening movement, the Bach to Offenbach opening arpeggi, the sheer vivacity of that last movement are re-awakened with this hearing. Darre was the one to whom I listened at the time. Small wonder, Liszt himself touted this as among his favorite concerti, as did so many others. (Arthur Rubenstein, Benno Moisewitch, et al.) Apparently the first reviews thought the mood shifts jarring. The first and last movements came in for their fair share of critique. But I am a fan, adoring every note. Maybe love is blind-and a bit deaf-I'll take the rap. Thanks so much for posting, Classical Music/Reference Recording!

[@Kai-NikolausSchmitt-u4y]

Eine der besten saint-sants Zusammenstellung überhaupt. Beste Therapie bei Unwohlsein oder Krankheit. Ich kann es immer und immer wieder hören. Danke

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne Interpretation dieser fünf perfekt komponierten Konzerte mit klar artikuliertem Klang des genialen Soloklaviers sowie gut harmonisierten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen anderer Instrumente. Der geniale Maestro dirigiert das ausgezeichnete Orchester im gut phrasierten Tempo und mit möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Das zusätzliche Septett klingt echt lebhaft und auch lyrisch. Die verbesserte Tonqualität ist erstaunlich hoch als originale Aufnahmen von mehr als sechzig Jahre vor. Danke fürs wertvolle Hochladen wie immer!

[@hasch5756]

What a splendour of sounds! Saint-Saëns is surely no boring composer, he understood well how to use the various timbres to engage the listener. There is no one style in which he wrote; relishing in the idyllic just as well as driving the orchestra with resolute ferocity.

[@alecwilliams7111]

Thanks for presenting all of Saint-Saens' piano concertos together. I don't think that numbers one and three are as often played as they should be. Ms. Darre's playing is exceptional, particularly in phrasing and dynamics. Certainly her recordings are an achievement. The re-mastering of the old analog sound is of note, too. One wouldn't think that these recordings date from the 1950's. Thanks for adding something to our musical knowledge.

[@michaelletellier218]

Another remarkable recording in this series, beautifully remastered. Jeanne-Marie Darré was one of the greatest pianists of her generation, and her performances of the Saint-Saëns piano concertos were unsurpassed in her lifetime (probably not ever since). This is another luminous gem. It is truly a Century's recording by a legendary pianist with repertoire she made her own. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@tisilud7704]

Incroyable, fantastique, merveilleuse Jeanne-Marie Darré. Inégalée. Toujours présente dans notre coeur.

[@christiandemullenheim8041]

My favourite performance has been since a long time with Aldo Ciccolini. I never heard Jeanne Marie Darré. She is really at the top in the 5 présent ones. Cleverness, sensibility in a music full of beauty beside high technical sides from Saint Saëns. Even in the third concerto. The orchestra is fine for every mvt. So my second reference giving the wish to hear the concertos. A great lady.

[@kenm.3512]

I love these concerto's and these performances are pure magic. Jeanne Marie Darre' was absolutely brilliant.

[@jstewartish]

Saint Saens is underated. He is not played often enough.

[@michelekarnataka1930]

Entre Marcelle Meyer et Jeanne-Marie Darré, mon coeur balance... Deux grandes dames. Merci pour le partage.

[@radudanbaciu8198]

Superba interpretare!Jeane Marie Dare,pianista de inalta tinuta ,pe care o ascult pentru prima data ,m-a impresionat foarte placut!Multumesc pentru postare,inregistrarea este remarcabila!! Silvia Baciu

[@joselopes2293]

The music produced by Saint-Saëns is stunning, for the emotional sequence that provokes us. Now moments of dazzling delicacy with others of great musical intensity, but linked with a sublime art. These masterpieces provoke us completely antagonistic emotional states, but with an astonishing beauty. The pianist is the first time I have heard her, but I am amazed at her sensibility, technique and magnificent sound she takes for the piano. Bravissimo.The orchestra and its direction are magnificent. Thanks for these remarkable set of recording.

[@atelierporcelainistanbulpo6942]

Bravoooo.. I completely agree with the words written above..What a fantastic Pianist..Never heard of her..Saitnt -Saens is great..Thanks to this lady we can enjoy his great music !

[@atelierporcelainistanbulpo6942]

❤

[@Yannoux3000]

Saint-Saëns' concerto n°3 might be the most underrated piece of the whole piano repertoire

[@zvezdinki7998]

Performance pianistique no 2 u mean?

[@Yannoux3000]

@@zvezdinki7998 no 2 is not underrated it's pretty popular

[@zvezdinki7998]

Performance pianistique or, excuse me please, I don’t understand

[@oldronald6560]

My favorites are No. 1 & 2.

[@CrYou575]

Let's face it. He didn't write a bad one.

[@PeterLunowPL]

this is the absolute summit for how to play these concertos. I am blown away!!!!

[@andersbertilsson9516]

I never grow tired of these concertos. Thank you for upploding versions i have not heard before. Saint-Saens for ever : )))))

[@paulotav2]

YEEEAAA!!!!!

[@aerozden]

Yes Yes Yes!

[@MrInterestingthings]

I'm amazed that little tiny Frenchwoman had so much to give . So light and then when needed a force and seriousness and gravity strong enough for Beethoven . I need to hear her Liszt Sonata . She makes the 2nd concerto really a deep journey - it is not the tinsel others would have you believe . The recapit shows her depth which is clear from the expo! No.1 is my favorite .

[@maelenacardenasjuarez2042]

So a great pianist...so wonderful. Amazing...awesome...Congeatulatilns.. Bravoooooooooooo❤🎉😊

[@banderaljohani3139]

Bravo et merci....amazing archive and memory of both, the composer and the pianist. Awesome!

[@benjaminsawyer1292]

She really plays with such expression!

[@radudanbaciu8198]

Splendida interpretare,Jeanne-Marie Darre, a fost o pianista de inalta clasa,desi o ascult pentru prima data sunt foarte placut impresionata! Multumesc pentru aceasta postare,este remarcabila,cu o acuratete deosebita!

[@Faith_Fire]

As someone new to embracing composers and classical music, I must say These concertos sound very graceful

[@charlestimberlake5522]

"Graceful" is a very good description of these pieces and of much of Sant-Saens' music. It has real guts, but there is grace there, also. Thank you!

[@tiborweil4033]

I have heard Jeanne Marie Darré in the 50-ties in Budapest, she was one of the best at that time.

[@petersimon5231]

What a treat! Did you perhaps hear Richter as well there and then? You must be well into your 80s.

[@drmarilenebalbi9085]

I love these concerts. Thank you! ...

[@sehansan]

am I only one who thinks that no.3 is totally masterpiece?

[@PeterLunowPL]

no_:)

[@baltoman24]

Indeed #3 is a masterpiece- in my opinion, I got to hear it played by Jean Phillippe Collard with the Baltimore Symphony some years ago, and it is stupendous live- just as in recording. The first audience was disconcerted by the audacious modulations, for the times, and the long cadenza like episodes in the first movement- features that make it a great work today! thank you.

[@jasonmeyermusic5639]

Ravel even saw in the orchestration of the 3rd Cto the genius of Saint-Saens !

[@pilouetmissiou]

No....It is an incredibile masterpiece...

[@charlestimberlake5522]

It, and all 5, are masterpieces. I think nos. 2 and 4 get played and recorded most frequently, but the other 3 are excellent compositions and dserve being heard more. Of course, I'm happy to hear Darre perform anything!

[@dr.rolfleonhardt6576]

Danke! Fünf herrliche Konzerte, hervorragend interpretiert! Rolf

[@addufourny]

J'écoute pour la première fois Jeanne-Marie Darré et que j'entend parler d'elle ! Merveilleux 💗👍

[@classicalmusicreference]

Elle est incroyable n'est- ce pas :-)

[@micheleclement1987]

@@classicalmusicreference J'ai découvert un jeune virtuose qui me la rappelle beaucoup: même phrasé, même sonorité. Une intelligence musicale teintée de l'élégance française ajoutée au raffinement japonais. Deuxième prix à la dernière compétition LTC et qui aurait dû en être le premier. J'espère que vous l'aimerez autant que moi. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e36vnWWifKmZitU

[@michelekarnataka1930]

@@micheleclement1987 Je viens de découvrir, superbe, un vrai régal ! Un grand merci pour ce partage, j'ai vraiment adoré et quelle virtuosité... Il ne me reste plus qu'à le suivre maintenant. Bien à vous.

[@micheleclement1987]

@@michelekarnataka1930 Je vous posterai d'autres vidéos dès que j'en aurai.

[@michelekarnataka1930]

@@micheleclement1987 Si vous en trouvez, car j'ai cherché sans résultat. Je ne sais pas s'il a fait des enregistrements. Par contre il est passé en France l'année dernière pas bien loin de chez moi, mais pas sûr qu'il ait pu donner son récital du fait du covid. Quoi qu'il en soit je vous remercie bcp, c'est une étoile en puissance. Excellente journée à vous.

[@pianorama]

What a treat. Thank you.

[@catherinejones9396]

Stunningly beautiful. Great effort with an old recording .Thank you.

[@elodie9907]

très belle musique d'opéra classique saint-saens ou la perfection

[@ethanjeon5064]

Beautiful!

[@hanaohanada4425]

Recently, I was listening to young and bad piano performance, so I felt refreshing. Thank you very much.

[@pilouetmissiou]

Que c'est beau ! Je ne connaissais pas cette pianiste....que de nuances et quelle énergie, que de couleurs .... Merci pour cette belle découverte...cette pianiste a un son tout à elle je trouve..ou c'est l'enregistrement qui donne cette impression ?? C'est du très beau piano...parfois le son semble sortir d' un autre instrument que le piano....pianola, harpe...je ne sais...mais la musicalité elle, elle ne ne vient pas de l'enregistrement ! L'orchestre est superbe aussi !! Saint-Saëns était un génie de l'orchestration....de temps en temps il me semble entendre un peu des sonorités orchestrales comme Berlioz et aussi le piano m'évoque parfois Rachmaninoff... Quel beau compositeur....

[@pierrekahla7880]

Je¹anne Marie Darré une pianiste d' exeption que je découvre elle est l'égal des meilleurs interprètes tel que Arthur Rubinstein , William Kempf , Alicia Ðelarocha , Lang Lang . Un grand bravo pr. L'Orchestre accompagne Jeanne Marie

[@maxcornise-qh2jk]

Chez Rachmaninoff je suis tout d’accord avec vous, comme les ondes de passion qui criaent et puis chuchotaient

[@stevesincock941]

Thank you very much for uploading this. Stunning- right from the first few bars!

[@flossie1961]

Oh my goodness this is incredible!!!Thanks for uploading thei incredible group of performances!She is phenomenal

[@virginiagarza8253]

Hermosisimos!!! Gracias por compartir.

[@pianofan1000]

what fantastic vitality and elan from this pianist

[@georgesclermont1911]

Thank you so much. I had bought these Vinyls when they came out in the mid-50s. Wore out the vinyl!

[@tayakennedy1625]

Video Recommend by a friend💕Fabulous piano concertos.What a privilege to here such sublime sounds.

[@ricardbeltranbernabe3936]

Deconeixia que Saint-Saëns tingués uns concerts de piano tan preciosos. Meravellós!

[@joonsuhpark3964]

I love all 5 concertos of Saint Saens!! Thank you for the posting! :)

[@syaidinaali8297]

La référence pour ces concertos, c'est magnifique.

[@Archonnoir]

une véritable référence.

[@gildasdias8642]

Une musique qui enchante

[@carmenmorel3203]

So Brilliant for Camille Saint Saenz thanks for this sharing !!!

[@monikaaltmann1543]

Ein sehr schönes Konzert!

[@류순열-p3w]

아름다운 피아노 연주곡 잘 들었읍니다~감사합니다~🎵🎹

[@fransmeersman2334]

From a young age I've listened to Saint-Saëns' piano concertos. The second is the best of course but I like the fifth also very much. Later to my surprise I noticed they were somewhat underrated. I still wonder why, a question of affinity ? (and yes I have read the criticism). I have now the CD's with Philippe Entremont. So thank you very much for this upload with Jeanne-Marie Darré, a marvelous pianist.

[@MontyVierra]

Finally someone who can explain "underrating"! Does it rest with professional criticism? Is there some collection of music criticism that we can go to to read it?

[@fransmeersman2334]

@@MontyVierra Your answer made me listen with very much musical pleasure to these splendid concertos again at this moment. Greetings !

[@antoniavignera2339]

Grazie mille. Formidabile canale!

[@stanhawkins1023]

My preferences in order: 4,2,1,3,5. The last movement of the 4th has never once failed to send chills down my spine. The only other music to achieve that for me is the 4th movement of Beethoven’s 9th. Vive Camille!

[@mbrough2799]

The Fourth Concerto is usually supposed to be the finest of the five.

[@MontyVierra]

@@mbrough2799 I'll focus on the 4th. Thanks for suggesting it.

[@andantino5558]

My favourite is the 5th

[@clairehumbert8613]

Magnifique

[@carlhopkinson]

Helluva a pianist.

[@ruigodway1]

simplesmente maravilhoso !!

[@musicaantigua869]

Muchas gracias classical tunes maravilloso y saludos cordiales desde Mallorca para vosotros

[@MontyVierra]

Amazing collection by any standard. Thank you for this, plus the recording information and the background on the performer. That's one thing that I miss from sites that only upload the performance.

[@dejanstevanic5408]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@jordidewaard2937]

Not my favourite Piano concertos, but certainly a treat to listen to. Thank you for uploading

[@djmotise]

No one said you had to like all five. No 2 and 4 and 5 are glorious. Not just a treat.

[@MontyVierra]

@@djmotise In English, "a treat to listen to" is high praise, not something negative. The person likes these works (but apparently likes some other works more). Please don't see that as some detraction.

[@swanepoelfrederick]

A maizing what a pianist. I think the fist movement could have been a fraction slower with that beautiful theme . Summer the middle movement and winter last movement encredeble . Thank you so much talking about the first one of saint saens . Jeanne Marie Darre we love you rest in peacefully 💜

[@paulheffron4836]

Back in thr early 1970's I got to see her with the Boston Symphony playing the Liszt 1st piano concerto. She came onto the stage like a breath of fresh air and played with such flair, technique and style that made it unforgettable to this day.

[@betodelosrios2376]

Excelente interpretación¡

[@carmenmorel3203]

Brilliant for Sean Saenz

[@miguellouieiii]

Grazie mille!

[@petersimon5231]

I couldn't put them in order of preference. These concertos are really among the very best, up there with the Brahms B-major, Rachmaninov, Schumann, Scharwenka (!), Bortkiewicz (!) and still very few concert organisers dare organise for somebody to play them nowadays (like those of the latter two) - a crying shame!

[@robertojunior5765]

thank you!

[@shadbolt4687]

21 28. Genius Saints-Sean wrote Rhapsody in Blue long before Gershwin. Not the first time I've heard this influence.

[@lepingstepp7401]

so beautiful! Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto 2 is one of my favorites. I have heard too many versions, this version should be the best and the most perfect, but unfortunately, the recording effect at that time is not good enough. I hope that in the future, new technologies will improve the sound effects of this version.

[@djmotise]

Sounds fine to me.

[@gojewla]

Really bad reason not to like it

[@jorisligthart5414]

prachtige en verfrissende vertolking van pianoconcerten van Saint Saens

[@canman5060]

Is she one of the student of Camille Saint Sean when she was a young teenager ?

[@classicalmusicreference]

Yes in addition to his training

[@karligler4985]

Every time I listen to Saint-Saens I can here lots of Rachmaninoff and vice versa!!!! Did these guys every actually meet?

[@미켈란젤리]

Thanks :)

[@classicalmusicreference]

what reactivity :-)))

[@미켈란젤리]

@@classicalmusicreference alarm on your channel lol

[@charlestimberlake5522]

She played beautifully. Pity she didn't appear much in the US and then only beginning in the 60s. And Saint-Saens! All that surface beautiful with solid structure! Anyway, Darre performing all 5 of his concertos is just wonderful music-making.

[@ГерманУстинов-з1х]

Life!!!!

[@katy1446]

excelente como Rubistein, Arrau.....Sherin Krederdt

[@zvezdinki7998]

2-th very good thing...

[@BachsChaconne]

Why today no pianists can play like this?

[@charlesbickford5167]

What, does no one know? She studied under Camille when she was 15. He personally taught this shit!

[@nickhickson8738]

So tastefully put. 🙄

[@PeterLunowPL]

@@nickhickson8738 really🙂

[@tsfiru8093]

Federico Colli plays Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto no. 2 (live in Milan)

[@vega6510]

Of course you put no.2 first. Always put the best first to lure an audience

[@태호양-r7w]

광화문근처에서14세시절에우동집배달부한사람이30년도안되어서부동산투기로현재의4천억을모앗다는데목수출신이나집장사경력자들은아파트한채의건축비를잘알것이니아파트가지고서민들의의❤

[@johncitizen9540]

Hahaha. Someone played all five piano concertos in one night! And they used to complain about Beethoven's cumbersome premieres !

[@witsukyai1685]

And now compare this with Lang Lang’s recent album…

[@mirandaayoung5]

I wish that were translated into English.

[@cubanm81]

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[@AndroidSon]

Послушал концерты Сент Санс и услышал Чайковского, Рахманинова. Они друг у друга копировали?

[@lbj4993]

There's definitely such a thing as too much classical music in one sitting, at least for me, and I might have overdosed today, but this guys music is either absolutely-to-die-for-outstanding in places, only to be followed by insane psycho-loud-obnoxious let's-just-get-through-this-piece annoyance...very much like Rachmaninoff, again imho. It's sort of 30-70 as in 30% miraculously awesome to 70% I'm-leaving-the -room-now to go find a glass of wine to calm me down...and btw., Opera to me is more of a 20-80...but let's not even go there...Could it be this equates to life in general...30% awesome and 70% barely tolerable...hmmmm; food for thought. Cheers.

[@tompetrie1676]

The first piece is his number 2, NOT number 1. Just saying.

[@jasonmeyermusic5639]

Yes you are right !

[@kennethdower7425]

Well, the first concerto is last on this upload; it is 2, 3, 4, 5, 1.