Giovanni Bellucci, Martin Galling, Florian Uhlig, Rosario Marciano, François-Joël Thiollier - French Piano Concertos (2019)

Tracklist

001. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 17: I. Andante – Allegro assai
002. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 17: II. Andante sostenuto quasi adagio
003. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 17: III. Allegro con fuoco
004. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: I. Andante sostenuto
005. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: II. Allegro scherzando
006. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: III. Presto
007. Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 44: I. Allegro moderato
008. Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 44: II. Allegro vivace
009. Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 29: I. Moderato assai
010. Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 29: II. Andante – III. Allegro non troppo
011. Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, Op. 103 "Egyptian": I. Allegro animato
012. Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, Op. 103 "Egyptian": II. Andante
013. Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, Op. 103 "Egyptian": III. Molto allegro
014. Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 89 "Africa"
015. Piano Concerto in F Major: I. Allegro
016. Piano Concerto in F Major: II. Pastorale con variazioni
017. Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major: I. Andante moderato
018. Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major: II. Largo
019. Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major: III. Airs slovaques. Allegro
020. Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 12: I. Allegro
021. Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 12: II. Scherzando
022. Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 12: III. Final
023. Piano Concerto in F Minor: I. Lento-Allegro
024. Piano Concerto in F Minor: II. Lento
025. Piano Concerto in F Minor: III. Allegro
026. Concertstück in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 40
027. Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 36: I. Allegro molto
028. Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 36: II. Adagio
029. Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 36: III. Allegro con spirit
030. Piano Concerto: I. —
031. Piano Concerto: II. Andante
032. Piano Concerto: III. —
033. Piano Concerto: IV. Allegro
034. Concerto da camera No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 10: I. Allegro
035. Concerto da camera No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 10: II. Adagio
036. Concerto da camera No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 10: III. Allegro
037. Concerto da camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: I. Allegro moderato
038. Concerto da camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: II. Adagio
039. Concerto da camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: III. Primo movimento
040. Concerto da Camera No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: I. Andante con moto
041. Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25: I. Assez lent-Modérément animé
042. Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25: II. Assez modéré, mais sans lenteur
043. Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25: III. Animé
044. Piano Concerto in E Major: I. Improvisation-Modéré
045. Piano Concerto in E Major: II. Danse
046. Piano Concerto in E Major: III. Rêverie
047. Piano Concerto in E Major: IV. Toccata-Finale
048. Ballade in F-Sharp Major, Op. 19
049. Rhapsodie d'Auvergne, Op. 73
050. Wedding Cake, Op. 76
051. Symphonic Variations, FWV 46
052. Les djinns in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 45
053. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso
054. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 11: II. Adagio
055. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 11: III. Rondo. Allegro
056. Piano Concerto in G Major: I. Allegramente
057. Piano Concerto in G Major: II. Adagio assai
058. Piano Concerto in G Major: III. Presto
059. Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major, M.82
060. Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra: I. Andante ma non troppo
061. Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra: II. Lento e molto espressivo-Allegro molto
062. Le carnaval d'aix, Op. 83b: I. Le corso
063. Le carnaval d'aix, Op. 83b: II. Tartaglia
064. Le carnaval d'aix, Op. 83b: III. Isabelle
065. Le carnaval d'aix, Op. 83b: IV. Rosetta
066. Le carnaval d'aix, Op. 83b: V. Le bon et le mauvais tuteur
067. Le carnaval d'aix, Op. 83b: VI. Coviello
068. Le carnaval d'aix, Op. 83b: VII. Le capitaine cartuccia
069. Le carnaval d'aix, Op. 83b: VIII. Polichinelle
070. Le carnaval d'aix, Op. 83b: IX. Polka
071. Le carnaval d'aix, Op. 83b: X. Cinzio
072. Le carnaval d'aix, Op. 83b: XI. Souvenir de Rio
073. Le carnaval d'aix, Op. 83b: XII. Final
074. Ballade, Op. 61
075. 5 Études, Op. 63: I. Vif
076. 5 Études, Op. 63: II. Doucement
077. 5 Études, Op. 63: III. Fugues. Vif et rythmé
078. 5 Études, Op. 63: IV. Sombre
079. 5 Études, Op. 63: V. Romantique. Très animé
080. Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 127: I. Très vif
081. Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 127: II. Barcarolle
082. Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 127: III. Finale
083. Fantaisie pastorale, Op. 188
084. Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 225: I. Animé
085. Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 225: II. Romance
086. Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 225: III. Bien modérément animé
087. Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 270: I. Alerte et avec élégance
088. Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 270: II. Lent
089. Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 270: III. Avec esprit et élégance
090. Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 295: I. Animé
091. Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 295: II. Très lent
092. Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 295: III. Joyeux
093. Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 346: I. Alerte
094. Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 346: II. Nonchalant
095. Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 346: III. Joyeux
096. Fantaisie for 'Piano and Orchestra: I. Lent. Grave-Allegro-più vivo. Tempo molto marcato-Moderato-Andante-Allegro
097. Ballade
098. Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, FP 146: I. Allegretto
099. Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, FP 146: II. Andante con moto
100. Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, FP 146: III. Rondo à la française. Presto giocoso
101. Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: I. Allegro giocoso
102. Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: II. Doppio più lento
103. Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: III. Scherzando
104. Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: IV. Allegro tieramente
105. Les animaux modèles, FP 111: I. Le petit jour. Très calme
106. Les animaux modèles, FP 111: IV. Le lion amoureux. Passionnément animé
107. Les animaux modèles, FP 111: V. L'Homme entre deux âges et ses deux maîtresses. Prestissimo
108. Les animaux modèles, FP 111: VI. La mort et le bûcheron. Très lent
109. Les animaux modèles, FP 111: VII. Les deux coqs. Très modéré
110. Les animaux modèles, FP 111: VIII. Le repas de midi
111. Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor, FP 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
112. Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor, FP 61: II. Larghetto
113. Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor, FP 61: III. Finale



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.

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