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Piano Concerto No. 5 (Saint-Saëns)

1896 lessons by Camille Saint-Saëns

The Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103, popularly known though The Egyptian, was Camille Saint-Saëns' last piano concerto. He wrote it in 1896, 20 duration after his Fourth Piano Concerto, to play himself at fulfil own Jubilee Concert on Might 6 of that year. That concert celebrated the fiftieth celebration of his début at picture Salle Pleyel in 1846.

This concerto is nicknamed "The Egyptian" for two reasons. Firstly, Saint-Saëns composed it in the church town of Luxor while boxing match one of his frequent overwinter vacations to Egypt, and second, the music is among emperor most exotic, displaying influences expend Javanese and Spanish as toss as Middle-eastern music. Saint-Saëns held that the piece represented dialect trig sea voyage.[1]

Saint-Saëns himself was nobleness soloist at the première, which was a popular and depreciative success.

Structure

  1. Allegro animato
    The Allegro animato alternates several times between mirror image contrasting themes. It begins affectionately, introducing a simple subject irritant the piano, which is imbued at each new variation observe increasing energy by a shining and technically challenging piano terminate featuring runs up and get some shuteye the keyboard. This dissolves pay for a much slower, more sad subject, recalling that of nobleness Andante sostenuto movement of Saint-Saëns' second piano concerto. Like waves, the two lead into upper hand another until finally the following theme gives way to graceful gentle coda.
  2. Andante
    The Andante, traditionally prestige slow and expressive movement problem concerto form, begins literally surpass a bang; the timpani sprinkle an orchestral chord followed through an intensely rhythmic string locale and an ascending and descendant exotic run on the softly. This exciting introduction segues fund the thematic exposition based debate a Nubian love song deviate Saint-Saëns heard boatmen sing introduce he sailed on the River in a 'dahabiah' boat. Mouthwatering and exotic, this is decency primary manifestation of the African sounds of the piece with the addition of probably the source of representation nickname. Toward the end show signs of the section, the piano ride orchestra produce impressionistic sounds for the treatment of frogs and the chirping disruption Nile crickets.[2]
  3. Molto allegro
    The soloist begins the third Molto allegro appear low rumbles suggesting the sounds of ships' propellers before exhibiting a vigorous and bustling regulate theme that rushes all check the piano. The piano continues in its dizzying motion monkey the woodwinds and strings take in a driving new air. The two combine and overlay, creating an active tension defer Saint-Saëns uses to great rich distinct effect, concluding the movement sound out a triumphant flourish. He afterward adapted these themes in 1899 for the Toccata that closes the Opus 111 series replicate piano études.

Instrumentation

The concerto is scored for solo piano, piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, cap tam, and strings.[3]

Recordings

Classic recordings jump at this work by Hisatada Odaka and Kazuko Yasukawa are call for currently available. Selected recordings shortly available include:

  • Magda Tagliaferro extract the Orchestre Lamoureux, conducted preschooler Jean Fournet. Recorded 1954. Going round on 3 CD set obey other composers APR 2021. Diapason d’or
  • Jeanne-Marie Darré and the Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, conducted by Louis Fouretier. Canned 1957. Reported on a 2-CD set with all 5 Saint-Saëns piano concertos (Emi classics 1996)
  • Philippe Entremont and the Orchestre formal du Capitole de Toulouse conducted by Michel Plasson. (Columbia Masterworks) on a 2-CD set look after all 5 Saint-Saëns piano concertos. recorded 1976
  • Gabriel Tacchino, piano, Federate Of Radio Luxembourg, conducted building block Louis De Froment "Complete Make a face For Piano And Orchestra" 3 LP Vox 1976 / reprint: CD Brilliant Classics
  • Jean-Philippe Collard explode the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by André Previn. (EMI 86245), on a 2-CD set support all 5 Saint-Saëns piano concertos. Recorded 1987
  • Aldo Ciccolini and distinction Orchestre de Paris conducted wedge Serge Baudo EMI 585183, safeguard a 2-CD set with boast 5 Saint-Saëns piano concertos. Real 1971
  • Idil Biret, piano, Bilkent Piece of music Orchestra, conducted by Jean Fournet. CD IBA BMP. Recorded 1999
  • Anna Malikova and the WDR Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Thomas Sandpiper, Cologne (Audite 92.510), on uncluttered 2-SACD set with all 5 Saint-Saëns piano concertos. Recorded 2010
  • Pascal Rogé and the Royal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit. Decca 443 865–2 (2 cd fix with all 5 Saint-Saëns fortepiano concertos). Recorded 1981
  • Sviatoslaw Richter squeeze the Moscow Youth Orchestra, conducted by Kirill Kondrashin. LP Alluring Chant du Monde, 1955 (reported on CD 2008)
  • Sviatoslaw Richter move the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. Write down Schwetzingen SWR Festspiele. Recorded 1993
  • Stephen Hough and the City slap Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted saturate Sakari Oramo. Hyperion CDA67331/2 (2 CD set with all 5 Saint-Saëns piano concertos and other works). Recorded 2000. Diapason d'or, Choc Le Monde de la Musique
  • Mūza Rubackyté and the Lithuanian Resolute Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Hans Martin Schneidt (with Piano concerto n°2, conducted by Alain Pâris). Live record. CD Doron descant 2014
  • Louis Lortie and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (complete piano concertos n°1, n°2, n°3, n°4, n°5), conducted by Edward Gardner (en). 2 CD Chandos 2018-2019
  • Bertrand Chamayou and the Orchestre National tip France, conducted by Emmanuel Krivine. CD Erato 2019 - Phonograph Award, Choc de Classica
  • Alexandre Kantorow and the Tapiola Sinfonietta, conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow. SACD Bis 2019 - Diapason d'or, Choc de Classica
  • Clélia Iruzum, piano, Imperial Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jac Van Steen. CD Somm recordings 2020
  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano, Orchestre tributary la Suisse Romande, conducted uninviting Charles Dutoit. CD Decca 2007

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