{"product_id":"various-artists-french-piano-concertos-cd","title":"Various Artists - French Piano Concertos (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 17: I. Andante - Allegro Assai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 17: II. Andante Sostenuto Quasi Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 17: III. Allegro Con Fuoco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor Op. 22: I. Andante Sostenuto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor Op. 22: II. Allegro Scherzando\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor Op. 22: III. Presto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor Op. 44: I. Allegro Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor Op. 44: II. Allegro Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor Op. 44: II. Allegro Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major Op. 29: I. Moderato Assai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major Op. 29: II. Andante - III. Allegro Non Troppo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major Op. 103: I. Allegro Animato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major Op. 103: II. Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major Op. 103: III. Molto Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Africa Op. 89\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in F Major: I. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in F Major: II. Pastorale Con Variazioni\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major: I. Andante Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major: II. Largo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major: III. Airs Slovaques. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in C Minor Op. 12: I. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in C Minor Op. 12: II. Scherzando\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in C Minor Op. 12: III. Final\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in F Minor: I. Lento - Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in F Minor: II. Lento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in F Minor: III. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concertstück in C-Sharp Minor Op. 40\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in G Major Op. 36: I. Allegro Molto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in G Major Op. 36: II. Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in G Major Op. 36: III. Allegro Con Spirit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto: I. -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto: II. Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto: III. -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto: IV. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto Da Camera No. 1 in a Minor Op. 10: I. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto Da Camera No. 1 in a Minor Op. 10: II. Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto Da Camera No. 1 in a Minor Op. 10: III. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto Da Camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 10: I. Allegro Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto Da Camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 10: II. Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto Da Camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 10: III. Primo Movimento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto Da Camera No. 3 in C-Sharp Op. 10: I. Andante Con Moto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Symphony on a French Mountain Air Op. 25: I. Assez Lent - Modérément Animé\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Symphony on a French Mountain Air Op. 25: II. Assez Modéré Mais Sans Lenteur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Symphony on a French Mountain Air Op. 25: III. Animé\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in E Major: I. Improvisation - Modéré\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in E Major: II. Danse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in E Major: III. Rêverie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in E Major: IV. Toccata - Finale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ballade in F-Sharp Major Op. 19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rhapsodie D'auvergne Op. 73\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Wedding Cake Op. 76\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Symphonic Variations FWV 46\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Les Djinns in F-Sharp Minor FWV 45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor Op. 11: I. Allegro Maestoso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor Op. 11: II. Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor Op. 11: III. Rondo. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in G Major: I. Allegramente\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in G Major: II. Adagio Assai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in G Major: III. Presto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major M.82\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra L. 73: I. Andante Ma Non Troppo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra L. 73: II. Lento E Molto Espressivo - III. Allegro Molto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: I. Le Corso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: II. Tartaglia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: III. Isabelle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: IV. Rosetta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: V. Le Bon Et Le Mauvais Tuteur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: VI. Coviello\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: VII. Le Capitaine Cartuccia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: VIII. Polichinelle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: IX. Polka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: X. Cinzio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: XI. Souvenir de Rio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Le Carnaval D'aix Op. 83B: XII. Final\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ballade Op. 61\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5 Études Op. 63: I. Vif\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5 Études Op. 63: II. Doucement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5 Études Op. 63: III. Fugues. Vif Et Rythmé\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5 Études Op. 63: IV. Sombre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5 Études Op. 63: V. Romantique. TRÈS Animé\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 127: I. TRÈS Vif\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 127: II. Barcarolle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 127: III. Finale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fantaisie Pastorale Op. 188\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 225: I. Animé\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 225: II. Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 225: III. Bien Modérément Animé\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 270: I. Alerte Et Avec Élégance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 270: II. Lent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 270: III. Avec Esprit Et Élégance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 295: I. Animé\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 295: II. TRÈS Lent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 295: III. Joyeux\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 346: I. Alerte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 346: II. Nonchalant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 346: III. Joyeux\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fantaisie for 'Piano and Orchestra: I. Lent. Grave - Allegro - Più Vivo. Tempo Molto Marcato - Moderato - Andante - Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ballade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor FP 146: I. Allegretto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor FP 146: II. Andante Con Moto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor FP 146: III. Rondo À la Française. Presto Giocoso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: I. Allegro Giocoso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: II. Doppio Più Lento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: III. Scherzando\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: IV. Allegro Tieramente\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Les Animaux Modèles FP 111: I. Le Petit Jour. TRÈS Calme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Les Animaux Modèles FP 111: IV. Le Lion Amoureux. Passionnément Animé\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Les Animaux Modèles FP 111: V. L'homme Entre Deux ges Et Ses Deux Maîtresses. Prestissimo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Les Animaux Modèles FP 111: VI. La Mort Et Le Bûcheron. TRÈS Lent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Les Animaux Modèles FP 111: VII. Les Deux Coqs. TRÈS Modéré\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Les Animaux Modèles FP 111: VIII. Le Repas de Midi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor FP 61: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor FP 61: II. Larghetto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor FP 61: III. Finale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Concerto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50445979058450,"sku":"5028421958996","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/3655333.jpg?v=1729704865","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/various-artists-french-piano-concertos-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}