FRENCH CONCERTOS From the 19th Century to the Present A Discography Of CDs And LPs Prepared by Michael Herman Edited by Stephen Ellis Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Born in Paris. Taught the piano by his great-aunt Charlotte Masson, he began his composing career at the age of 7. He studied at the Paris Conservatory where his teachers included François Benoist for organ and Jacques Fromental Halévy for composition. He composed prolifically in all genres over the course of a long life. The vast majority of his works have been recorded multiple times. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 17 (1858) Angela Brownridge (piano)/Paul Murphy/Hallé Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5, Africa, Wedding Cake, Rhapsodie d'Auvergne and Allegro Appassionato) ASV CD QSS 262 (2 CDs) (2002) Aldo Ciccolini (piano)/Serge Baudo/Orchestre de Paris ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5) EMI CLASSICAL CMS 769443-2 (2 CDs) (1988) (original release: HMV {France} 2C16511321/SERAPHIM SIC 6081 {3 LPs}) (1976) Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)/André Previn/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5) EMI CLASSICS GEMINI 86245-2 (2 CDs) (2005) (original release: EMI CLASSICS CDC 749757-2) (1988) Jeanne-Marie Darré (piano)/Louis Fourestier/Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 and Septet) EMI ROUGE ET NOIR {France} CZS 569470-2 (2 CDs) (1996) (original LP release: PATHÉ DTX 222) (1957) Romain Descharmes (piano)Marc Soustrot/Malmö Symphony Orchestra ( +Piano Concerto No. 2) NAXOS 8.573476 (2017) Abdel Rahman El Bacha (piano)/Pascal Verrot/Orchestre de Picardie ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) CALLIOPE CAL 9393 (2008) Philippe Entremont (piano)/Michel Plasson/Orchestre National du Capitol de Toulouse ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5) NEWTON CLASSICS 8802144 (2012)/SONY CLASSICAL SB2K 89977 (2 CDs) (2002) (original LP release: COLUMBIA MASTERWORKS M 34512/CBS 76532) (1976) Stephen Hough (piano)/Sakari Oramo/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5, Africa, Wedding Cake, Rhapsodie d'Auvergne and Allegro MusicWeb International Updated: August 2020 Saint-Saëns Concertos Appassionato) HYPERION CDA 67331-3 (2 CDs) (2001) Louis Lortie (piano)/Edward Gardner/BBC Philharmonic ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, and 4)) CHANDOS CHAN20031 (2018) Anna Malikova (piano)/Thomas Sanderling/WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5) AUDITE 91650 (2 CDs) (2010) Hanae Nakajima (piano)/Günter Neidlinger/Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 5) COLOSSEUM SM 536 (LP) (c. 1970) Noriko Ogawa (piano)/Jean-Jacques Kantorow/Tapiola Sinfonietta ( + Piano Concerto No. 2 and Suite for Orchestra) BIS CD-1040 (2000) Pascal Rogé (piano)/Charles Dutoit/Philharmonia Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 and Wedding Cake) DECCA ELOQUENCE 4428274-2 (2 CDs) (2007) ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5) DECCA DOUBLE DECCA 443865-2 (2 CDs) (1995) (original LP release: DECCA {France} 591179) (3 LPs) (1981) Gabriel Tacchino (piano)/Louis de Froment/Luxembourg Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5, Symphony No. 3 and Carnival of the Animals) BRILLIANT CLASSICS 99524 (3 CDs) (2001) ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5, Africa, Wedding Cake, Rhapsodie d'Auvergne, Fantasie for Violin and Harp, La Muse et le Poète, Cyprès et Lauriers, Morceau de Concert for Horn and Orchestra and Romance for Horn and Orchestra) VOX BOX CD3X 3028 (3 CDs) (1994) (original release: VOX BOX SVBX 5143 (3 LPs) (1976) Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 (1868) Daniel Adni (piano)/Sir Charles Groves/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Carnival of the Animals, Liszt: Hungarian Fantasy and Litolff: Concerto Symphonique No. 4 - Scherzo) EMI CLASSICS 568120-2 (1994) (original LP release: HMV ASD 3208) (1976) Gina Bachauer (piano)/Alec Sherman/London Orchestra ( + Fauré: Ballade and Couperin: 3 Harpsichord Pieces) HMV CLP 1089 (LP) (1956) David Bar-Illan (piano)Jean-Jacques DeBois/Orchestre des Concerts Français ( + Franck: Symphonic Variations and Moszkowski: Piano Concerto) AUDIOFON CD 72006 (1987) MusicWeb International p2 Saint-Saëns Concertos Idil Biret (piano)/James Loughran/Philharmonia Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 4) NAXOS 8.550334 (1994) Elisso Bolkvadze (piano)/Jansug Kakhidze/Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra ( + Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Liszt: Hungarian Fantasy) CASCAVELLE VEL 3151 (2011) (original CD release: SONY CLASSICAL INFINITY DIGITAL 62294) (1996) Yefim Bronfman (piano)/ Zubin Mehta/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1991) ( + Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2, Schumann: Arabeske, Scarlatti: Harpsichord Sonata in C minor and Chopin: Revolutionary Etude) HELICON 9644 (2011) Angela Brownridge (piano)/Paul Murphy/Hallé Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5, Africa, Wedding Cake, Rhapsodie d'Auvergne and Allegro Appassionato) ASV CD QSS 262 (2 CDs) (2002) Silvia Cápová (piano)/Tibor Frešo/Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Françaix: Piano Concertino and Roussel: Piano Concerto) OPUS 9350 1684 (1985) Bertrand Chamayou (piano)/Emmanuel Krivine/Orchestre National de France ( + Piano Concerto No. 5 and solo piano works) ERATO 9029563426 (2018) Aldo Ciccolini (piano)/Serge Baudo/Orchestre de Paris ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5) EMI CLASSICAL CMS 769443-2 (2 CDs) (1988) (original release: HMV {France} 2C16511321/SERAPHIM SIC 6081 {3 LPs}) (1976) Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)/André Previn/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5) EMI CLASSICS GEMINI 86245-2 (2 CDs) (2005) (original release: EMI CLASSICS CDC 747816-2) (1987) Alexandra Costin (piano)/Ilarion Ionescu Galati/Romanian National Radio Orchestra ( + Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1 and Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 2) CLASSIC CONCERT CCR 62010 (2007) Jeanne-Marie Darré (piano)/Louis Fourestier/Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5 and Septet) EMI ROUGE ET NOIR {France} CZS 569470-2 (2 CDs) (1996) (original LP release: PATHÉ DTX 222/CAPITOL P-18036 ) (1957) Jeanne-Marie Darré (piano)/Paul Paray/Orchestre des Concerts Colonne (rec. 1946) (included in collection: "Jeanne-Marie Darré - The Early Recordings") VAI AUDIO VAIA/IPA 1065-2 (2 CDs) (1994) (from PATHÉ 78s) Bella Davidovich (piano)/Neeme Jarvi/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5 and Wedding Cake) MusicWeb International p3 Saint-Saëns Concertos DECCA ELOQUENCE 4428274-2 (2 CDs) (2007) (original CD release: PHILIPS 410052-2) (1997) Arthur De Greef (piano)/Landon Ronald/New Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1928) ( + solo piano pieces by Chopin, Grieg, Schumann, Gretry, Liszt, Raff and Prokofiev) PEARL GEMM CD 9974 (1993) Romain Descharmes (piano)Marc Soustrot/Malmö Symphony Orchestra ( +Piano Concerto No. 12) NAXOS 8.573476 (2017) Emmanuel Despax (piano)/Thomas Carroll/Orpheus Sinfonia ( Franck: Symphonic Variations and Goss: Piano Concerto) SIGNUM SIGCD 349 (2013) Pascal Devoyon (piano)/Alexander Lazerev/USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra ( + Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit) MELODIYA C10 11169-70 (LP) (1978) Pascal Devoyon (piano)/Laurent Petitgirard/Orchestre Symphonique Français ( + Piano Concerto No. 4 and La Muse et le Poète) ADDA 590077 (1991) Jean Doyen (piano)/Jean Fournet/Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux ( + D'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air) PHILIPS N0233L/EPIC LC 3096 (LP) (1955) François René-Duchable (piano)/Alain Lombard/Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg ( + Piano Concerto No. 4) ERATO ECD 88002 (1982) Abdel Rahman El Bacha (piano)/Pascal Verrot/Orchestre de Picardie ( + Piano Concerto No. 1) CALLIOPE CAL 9393 (2008) Brigitte Engerer (piano)/Andrea Quinn/Paris Orchestral Ensemble ( + Piano Concerto No. 5) MIRARE MIR 079 (2009) Philippe Entremont (piano)/Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 4, Cello Concerto No. 1 and Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso) SONY ESSENTIAL CLASSICS SBK 48276 (1992) (original LP release: COLUMBIA MASTERWORKS MS-6778/CBS 72417) (1965) Philippe Entremont (piano)/Michel Plasson/Orchestre National du Capitol de Toulouse ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5) NEWTON CLASSICS 8802144 (2012)/SONY CLASSICAL SB2K 89977 (2 CDs) (2002) (original LP release: COLUMBIA MASTERWORKS M 35136/CBS 76821) (1976) Orazio Frugoni (piano)/Hans Swarowsky/Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 5) VOX PL 8410 (LP) (1954) MusicWeb International p4 Saint-Saëns Concertos Emil Gilels (piano)/Paavo Berglund/USSR State Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1982) ( + The Carnival of the Animals and Brahms: Fantasies for Piano) YEDANG CD YCC-0066 (2002) Emil Gilels (piano)/André Cluytens/Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ( + Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3, Shostakovich: Preludes Nos. 5 and 24) EMI CLASSICAL GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 45820-2 (2006) (original LP release: COLUMBIA 33CX 1217/ANGEL 35132) (1956) Emil Gilels (piano)/Kiril Kondrashin/Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1951) ( + Poulenc: Concerto Champetre and Franck: Symphonic Variations) MELODIYA/EURODISC GD 69099 (1991) (original LP release: MELODIYA D 1478-9) (1953) Benjamin Grosvenor (piano)/James Judd/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Le Cygne, Ravel: Piano Concerto in G, Prélude in A minor, Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue and Love Walked In) DECCA 4783527 (2012) Ian Hobson (piano and conductor)/Sinfonia da Camera of Illinois ( + Françaix: Piano Concerto and Piano Concertino) ARABESQUE Z6541 (1985) Stephen Hough (piano)/Sakari Oramo/City of Birmingham