tracks

Piano Concerto No.1 In D Major, Op.17
I Andante - Allegro Assai
II Andante Sostenuto Quasi Adagio
III Allegro Con Fuoco
Piano Concerto No.2 In G Minor, Op.22
I Andante Sostenuto
II Allegro Scherzando
III Presto
Piano Concerto No.3 In E Flat Major, Op.29
I Moderato Assai - Più Mosso (Allegro Maestoso)
II Andante
III Allegro Non Troppo
Piano Concerto No.4 In C Minor, Op.44
I Allegro Moderato
II Allegro Vivace
Piano Concerto No.5 In F Major, Op.103
I Allegro Animato
II Andante
III Molto Allegro

notes

℗ 1981 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
© 1995 The Decca Record Company Limited, London

Recording locations:
Kingsway Hall, London (Concertos 1, 3 & 4)
Walthamstow Town Hall, London (Concertos 2 & 5) - Walthamstow Town Hall is also known as Walthamstow Assembly Hall

CD 1 timing: 68.34
CD 2 timing: 71.24
Total timing: 139.58

Originally issued by Decca on LP in 1981 in a box set of the complete Saint-Saëns piano concertos with cat# D244D 3
Previously issued on a 2CD set in 1986 on Decca 417 351-2

credits

Art Direction – Jeremy Tilston
Booklet Editor – Anne Schneider
Composed By – Camille Saint-Saëns
Conductor – Charles Dutoit
Engineer – Colin Moorfoot (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 2-3 to 2-7), John Dunkerley (tracks: 1-7 to 2-2)
Liner Notes – James Harding
Liner Notes [French Translation] – Nina Lesieur
Liner Notes [Italian Translation] – Alfredo Tutino
Painting [Cover: The Balcony] – Lauros-Giraudon, Bridgeman Art Library, Édouard Manet
Piano – Pascal Rogé
Producer – Andrew Cornall (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 1-7 to 2-4), Richard Beswick (2) (tracks: 1-4 to 1-6, 2-5 to 2-7)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Decca Record Company Limited
Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited
Made By – PMDC, Germany
Published By – Durand S.A. Editions Musicales
Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
Recorded At – Walthamstow Assembly Hall

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