Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major Op. 17
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 27 - Saint-Saëns
RecommendedStephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
If Saint-Saëns's idiom once answered – and maybe still does – to qualities fundamental to the French musical character, it must be said straight away that Hough sounds the complete insider.... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2002, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2002, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2001, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Gold Disc
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Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Alexandre Kantorow (piano), Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jean-Jacques Kantorow
The virtuosity is breathtaking, yet nothing is hard-pressed, for the younger Kantorow has that hallmark of the greatest performers of always appearing to have plenty of time...In short, this... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, Concerto Choice
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Schallplattenkritik Quarterly Critics Choice, Autumn 2022, Orchestral Music & Concertos
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Saint-Saens: The Complete Works For Piano and Orchestra
RecommendedStephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo
If Saint-Saëns's idiom once answered – and maybe still does – to qualities fundamental to the French musical character, it must be said straight away that Hough sounds the complete insider.... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2002, Recording of the Year and Winner (Concerto)
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Gold Disc
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2001, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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The Romantic Piano Concerto (1991 - 2007 Edition)
Featuring pianists including Stephen Hough, Seta Tanyel, Piers Lane, Nikolai Demidenko, Martin Roscoe, Howard Shelley, Peter Donohoe, Marc-André Hamelin and Steven Osborne
Is this handsomely produced box-set worth acquiring? As a work of art alone, yes! If you have not encountered these works before, do not hesitate. Dip in anywhere and you will be rewarded. Assuming... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2026, Editor's Choice
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New. Camille Saint-Saëns: Complete Concertos (New Talents Edition #3)
Orf Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Howard Griffiths
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Lortie proves excellently skilled in the necessary arts for these concertos. He can chatter and twinkle for bars on end, sculpt phrases, and produce splendid decorative flourishes. Orchestral... —
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Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos
Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn
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Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5
Pascal Rogé (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
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Decca Sound: The Analogue Years 1969 – 1980
János Starker (Cello), Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano), Anita Priest (Organ), John Georgiadis (Violin), Kyung Wha Chung (Violin), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Elizabeth Harwood (Soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (Baritone), Meriel Dickinson (Contralto), Sir Peter Pears (Tenor), Jenny Hill (Soprano),...
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