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Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 3, 4 and 5 - Alexandre Kantorow
BIS-2300 (BIS Records, SACD)
DSD
Multi-channel/Stereo
NEW RELEASE
Playing time: 80'37"
Tracks: 8
Booklet pages: 28
© 2019 BIS Records AB
Main country of recording: Finland
Country of manufacture: European Union
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 3, 4 and 5 - Alexandre Kantorow published on 15 October 2020
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Piano Concerto No 3 in E flat, Op 29
1 Moderato assai
2 Andante
3 Allegro non troppo
Piano Concerto No 4 in C minor, Op 44
4 Allegro moderato - Andante
5 Allegro vivace - Andante - Allegro
Piano Concerto No 5 in F, Op 103 'L'Égyptien'
6 Allegro animato
7 Andante
8 Molto allegro
Recorded September 2016 (Nos 4 and 5) and January/February 2018 (No 3) at Tapiola Concert Hall, Finland