Artist: VA
Title: French Piano Concertos
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: Brilliant Clasics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (*tracks,cover)
Total Time: 12 CDs, 13 h 6 min
Total Size: 3,55 Gb
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.
Tracklist:
Disk 1
1 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 17: I. Andante – Allegro assai
2 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 17: II. Andante sostenuto quasi adagio
3 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 17: III. Allegro con fuoco
4 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: I. Andante sostenuto
5 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: II. Allegro scherzando
6 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: III. Presto
7 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 44: I. Allegro moderato
8 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 44: II. Allegro vivace
Disk 2
1 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 29: I. Moderato assai
2 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 29: II. Andante – III. Allegro non troppo
3 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, Op. 103: I. Allegro animato
4 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, Op. 103: II. Andante
5 Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, Op. 103: III. Molto allegro
6 Camille Saint-Saëns: Africa, Op. 89
Disk 3
1 François-Adrien Boïeldieu: Piano Concerto in F Major: I. Allegro
2 François-Adrien Boïeldieu: Piano Concerto in F Major: II. Pastorale con variazioni
3 Jules Massenet: Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major: I. Andante moderato
4 Jules Massenet: Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major: II. Largo
5 Jules Massenet: Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major: III. Airs slovaques. Allegro
6 Gabriel Pierné: Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 12: I. Allegro
7 Gabriel Pierné: Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 12: II. Scherzando
8 Gabriel Pierné: Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 12: III. Final
Disk 4
1 Édouard Lalo: Piano Concerto in F Minor: I. Lento – Allegro
2 Édouard Lalo: Piano Concerto in F Minor: II. Lento
3 Édouard Lalo: Piano Concerto in F Minor: III. Allegro
4 Cécile Chaminade: Concertstück in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 40
5 Albert Roussel: Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 36: I. Allegro molto
6 Albert Roussel: Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 36: II. Adagio
7 Albert Roussel: Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 36: III. Allegro con spirit
8 Jean Françaix: Piano Concerto: I. —
9 Jean Françaix: Piano Concerto: II. Andante
10 Jean Françaix: Piano Concerto: III. —
11 Jean Françaix: Piano Concerto: IV. Allegro
Disk 5
1 Charles Henri Valentin Alkan: Concerto da camera No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 10: I. Allegro
2 Charles Henri Valentin Alkan: Concerto da camera No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 10: II. Adagio
3 Charles Henri Valentin Alkan: Concerto da camera No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 10: III. Allegro
4 Charles Henri Valentin Alkan: Concerto da camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: I. Allegro moderato
5 Charles Henri Valentin Alkan: Concerto da camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: II. Adagio
6 Charles Henri Valentin Alkan: Concerto da camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: III. Primo movimento
7 Charles Henri Valentin Alkan: Concerto da camera No. 3 in C-Sharp, Op. 10: I. Andante con moto
8 Vincent D'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25: I. Assez lent – Modérément animé
9 Vincent D'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25: II. Assez modéré, mais sans lenteur
10 Vincent D'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25: III. Animé
Disk 6
1 Reynaldo Hahn: Piano Concerto in E Major: I. Improvisation – Modéré
2 Reynaldo Hahn: Piano Concerto in E Major: II. Danse
3 Reynaldo Hahn: Piano Concerto in E Major: III. Rêverie
4 Reynaldo Hahn: Piano Concerto in E Major: IV. Toccata – Finale
5 Gabriel Fauré: Ballade in F-Sharp Major, Op. 19
6 Camille Saint-Saëns: Rhapsodie d’Auvergne, Op. 73
7 Camille Saint-Saëns: Wedding Cake, Op. 76
Disk 7
1 César Auguste Franck: Symphonic Variations, FWV 46
2 César Auguste Franck: Les Djinns in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 45
3 César Auguste Franck: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso
4 César Auguste Franck: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 11: II. Adagio
5 César Auguste Franck: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 11: III. Rondo. Allegro
Disk 8
1 Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major: I. Allegramente
2 Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major: II. Adagio assai
3 Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major: III. Presto
4 Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major, M.82
5 Claude Debussy: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra, L. 73: I. Andante ma non troppo
6 Claude Debussy: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra, L. 73: II. Lento e molto espressivo – III. Allegro molto
Disk 9
1Darius Milhaud: Le carnaval d’aix, Op. 83b: I. Le corso
2Darius Milhaud: Le carnaval d’aix, Op. 83b: II. Tartaglia
3Darius Milhaud: Le carnaval d’aix, Op. 83b: III. Isabelle
4Darius Milhaud: Le carnaval d’aix, Op. 83b: IV. Rosetta
5Darius Milhaud: Le carnaval d’aix, Op. 83b: V. Le bon et le mauvais tuteur
6Darius Milhaud: Le carnaval d’aix, Op. 83b: VI. Coviello
7Darius Milhaud: Le carnaval d’aix, Op. 83b: VII. Le capitaine cartuccia
8Darius Milhaud: Le carnaval d’aix, Op. 83b: VIII. Polichinelle
9Darius Milhaud: Le carnaval d’aix, Op. 83b: IX. Polka
10Darius Milhaud: Le carnaval d’aix, Op. 83b: X. Cinzio
11Darius Milhaud: Le carnaval d’aix, Op. 83b: XI. Souvenir de Rio
12Darius Milhaud: Le carnaval d’aix, Op. 83b: XII. Final
13Darius Milhaud: Ballade, Op. 61
14Darius Milhaud: 5 Études, Op. 63: I. Vif
15Darius Milhaud: 5 Études, Op. 63: II. Doucement
16Darius Milhaud: 5 Études, Op. 63: III. Fugues. Vif et rythmé
17Darius Milhaud: 5 Études, Op. 63: IV. Sombre
18Darius Milhaud: 5 Études, Op. 63: V. Romantique. Très animé
19Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 127: I. Très vif
20Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 127: II. Barcarolle
21Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 127: III. Finale
22Darius Milhaud: Fantaisie pastorale, Op. 188
Disk 10
1Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 225: I. Animé
2Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 225: II. Romance
3Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 225: III. Bien modérément animé
4Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 270: I. Alerte et avec élégance
5Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 270: II. Lent
6Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 270: III. Avec esprit et élégance
7Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 295: I. Animé
8Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 295: II. Très lent
9Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 295: III. Joyeux
10Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 346: I. Alerte
11Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 346: II. Nonchalant
12Darius Milhaud: Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 346: III. Joyeux
Disk 11
1Nadia Boulanger: Fantaisie for ‘Piano and Orchestra: I. Lent. Grave – Allegro – Più vivo. Tempo molto marcato – Moderato – Andante – Allegro
2Germaine Tailleferre: Ballade
3Francis Poulenc: Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, FP 146: I. Allegretto
4Francis Poulenc: Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, FP 146: II. Andante con moto
5Francis Poulenc: Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, FP 146: III. Rondo à la française. Presto giocoso
Disk 12
1Jean Françaix: Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: I. Allegro giocoso
2Jean Françaix: Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: II. Doppio più lento
3Jean Françaix: Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: III. Scherzando
4Jean Françaix: Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: IV. Allegro tieramente
5Francis Poulenc: Les animaux modèles, FP 111: I. Le petit jour. Très calme
6Francis Poulenc: Les animaux modèles, FP 111: IV. Le lion amoureux. Passionnément animé
7Francis Poulenc: Les animaux modèles, FP 111: V. L’Homme entre deux âges et ses deux maîtresses. Prestissimo
8Francis Poulenc: Les animaux modèles, FP 111: VI. La mort et le bûcheron. Très lent
9Francis Poulenc: Les animaux modèles, FP 111: VII. Les deux coqs. Très modéré
10Francis Poulenc: Les animaux modèles, FP 111: VIII. Le repas de midi
11Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor, FP 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
12Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor, FP 61: II. Larghetto
13Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor, FP 61: III. Finale
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