
audite Musikproduktion
Hülsenweg 7
D-32760 Detmold
Outside France, Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) is still perceived as a composer of charming show-pieces and grandiose orchestral works such as the “Organ Symphony”. However, the oeuvre of this universal French musician and cosmopolitan of such broad interests reveals many other fascinating...more
"They really do set a new standard for performances of these works, and even if you know them well you will come away from this disc more impressed with the music than you probably thought possible." (www.classicstoday.com)
Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Vol. II | |
article number: | 92.510 |
---|---|
EAN barcode: | 4022143925107 |
price group: | ACX |
release date: | 1. November 2004 |
total time: | 6 min. |
Outside France, Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) is still perceived as a composer of charming show-pieces and grandiose orchestral works such as the “Organ Symphony”. However, the oeuvre of this universal French musician and cosmopolitan of such broad interests reveals many other fascinating sides. From grand opera, through film music, to the “Zoological Fantasy” (as he subtitled his Carnival of the Animals) he examined every genre. By studying his forbears, Saint-Saëns developed a “classical” style for the nineteenth century, though never losing romantic lyricism and a direction towards modernism.
Saint-Saëns viewed his five piano concertos in particular as fields for experimentation. “The solo part of a concerto must be conceived and treated as a dramatic Character”, according to the composer who was also a successful pianist. With his first concerto the 22-year-old had already caused a great stir amongst his audience who remained enthused until the premiere of his fifth piano concerto in 1896. Saint-Saëns rearranged the traditional sequence of movements, improvised long solo passages à la Bach and quoted melodies from North Africa, his favourite holiday destination during the last decades of his life (he died in Algiers in 1921). This complete recording of his piano concertos, written in the space of four decades, presents a portrait of a composer who, with his extreme and masterly craftsmanship, is waiting to be rediscovered.
The Russian pianist Anna Malikova is prize-winner of numerous international competitions; the First Prize in the ARD competition in 1993 was her break through and the beginning of her international carrier.
The WDR Symphony Orchestra under Thomas Sanderling accompanies her in a competent and sensitive manner.
Le second volet de cette intégrale des Concertos de Saint-Saëns faitMehr lesen
Dans le n°1, écrit à 23 ans et assez scolaire, le piano semble au 1erMehr lesen
To attribute a seriousness of purpose to Anna Malikova’s recent recording on Audite with the WDR Sinfonie Orchester Köln under Thomas SanderlingMehr lesen
Ces deux SACD se caractérisent par leur finesse, qui répond au sérieuxMehr lesen
Cette édition en SACD s'avère une superbe réussite à tous points de vueMehr lesen
La sensibilité d'Anna Malikova tranche avec le jeu brillantissime de Stephen Hough (cf. n° 487). Alain Lompech soulignait son adéquation à laMehr lesen
Mendelssohn y Weber parecen dominar el lenguaje de los dos primerosMehr lesen
El sello alemán Audite ha editado en dos CDs los cinco conciertos paraMehr lesen
Avec ce second volume de l'intégrale des concertos pour piano et orchestre de Saint-Saëns, la pianiste Anna Malikova confirme les qualités que sonMehr lesen
The five piano concertos of St.-Saens are not frequently heard and that isMehr lesen
Camille Saint-Saëns war ein großer Universalist der Musikgeschichte und hatte einen so großen geistigen Horizont, dass er sich nicht im GeringstenMehr lesen
Wer kennt nicht den unvermeidlichen Karneval der Tiere, diese fröhlicheMehr lesen
A las muchas y excelentes versiones existentes de los conciertos para pianoMehr lesen
Ein bisschen kauzig dürfte er gewesen sein, der Prokuristensohn aus Paris,Mehr lesen
Um es gleich vorwegzunehmen: Diese SACDs liefern die am meistenMehr lesen
Recently we reviewed a fine SACD of three piano concertos of Saint-SaënsMehr lesen
Alors là, chapeau! Le second volume de l'intégrale des Concertos pourMehr lesen
This second installment in Audite's complete series of Saint-Saëns pianoMehr lesen
Hier sind nicht viel Worte zu machen: die zweite Folge – und damit dieMehr lesen
Den entgegengesetzten Weg der emotionalen Verdunkelung, der Verdichtung und Vertiefung des äußerlich nur eleganten und geschmeidigenMehr lesen
Camille Saint-Saëns ist am 9. Oktober 1835 in Paris geboren worden, achtMehr lesen
„Wie schön! Das „Ägyptische“ Klavierkonzert von Saint-SaënsMehr lesen
De fijv pianoconcerten van Camille Saint-Saëns omspannen bijna veertigMehr lesen
Von Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) ist in unseren Konzertsälen meist nurMehr lesen
Das Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks ist nicht nur der renommierteMehr lesen
Die unbekannten Ländereien hinter den Leuchttürmen – das wäre ein abendfüllendes Thema, und zwar über Monate hinweg. Wer hat je das blendendeMehr lesen
Ecco una nuova integrale dei cinque Concerti per pianoforte diMehr lesen
So soon to have complete Saint Saens Piano concerti on the Audite labelMehr lesen