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Camille Saint-Saens. Piano Concerto No. 4 In C Minor, Op.44. Book. CD. Sheet Music, CD. Piano. PF. Camille Saint-Saëns.

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Camille Saint-Saens. Piano Concerto No. 4 In C Minor, Op.44. Book. CD. Sheet Music, CD. Plan. PF. Camille Saint-Saëns.

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Piano Concerto No. 4 In C Minor. concerto pour Piano en ut mineur. , Op. 44 by Camille Saint-Saëns , is the composer's most structurally innovative Piano concerto. In one sense it is like a four-movement symphony, but these are grouped in pairs. That is, the piece is divided into two parts, each of which combines two main movements. Part 1. I. Moderatetempo Theme and Variations in C Minor. II. Slower Theme and Variations in A-flat Major. Part 2. III. Scherzo in C Minor. IV. Finale in C Major. However, in each part there is a bridge-like transitional section, between the two main "movements" – for example, a fugal Andante in part II functions as an interlude between the two main sections. The concerto begins with a gently mischievous chromatic subject, heard in dialogue between the strings and piano soloist, and continues in a creative thematic development similar to Saint-Saëns ' Third Symphony. The composer demonstrates brilliant skill in employing the piano and orchestra almost equally. In the Andante, he moves to A-flat major with a chorale-like theme in the woodwinds. also strikingly similar to the tune of the Third Symphony's final section. , and uses this as a platform on which to build a series of variations before bringing the movement to a quiet close. The Allegro vivace begins again in C minor as a high-spirited scherzo, using material foreshadowed in the first movement. 4 and 6. 8 are playfully juxtaposed throughout. At one point, the Piano boldly leads the orchestra in an energetic 6. 8 theme in Eflat major. Eventually the orchestra moves to a lush Andante, recapitulating the Andante section from the first movement. Rather suddenly, the piano climbs up to a flurry of double octave trills, and a climactic trumpet fanfare, leads to the jubilant finale based on a hymn-like theme in triple time. The concerto concludes with the piano, in glittering cascades, guiding the orchestra to a fortissimo close. The piano concerto was premièred in 1875 with the composer as the soloist. The concerto is dedicated to Antoine Door, a professor of piano at the Vienna Conservatory. It continues to be one of Saint-Saëns ' most popular piano concertos, second only to the Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor. This highly inventive work, along with many others, does much to refute the caricature of a purely reactionary Saint-Saëns.

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Piano Concerto No. 4 In C Minor. Piano Concerto in C minor. , Op. 44 by Camille Saint-Saëns , is the composer's most structurally innovative Piano concerto. In one sense it is like a four-movement symphony, but these are grouped in pairs. That is, the piece is divided into two parts, each of which combines two main movements. Part 1. I. Moderatetempo Theme and Variations in C Minor. II. Slower Theme and Variations in A-flat Major. Part 2. III. Scherzo in C Minor. IV. Finale in C Major. However, in each part there is a bridge-like transitional section, between the two main "movements" – for example, a fugal Andante in part II functions as an interlude between the two main sections. The concerto begins with a gently mischievous chromatic subject, heard in dialogue between the strings and piano soloist, and continues in a creative thematic development similar to Saint-Saëns ' Third Symphony. The composer demonstrates brilliant skill in employing the piano and orchestra almost equally. In the Andante, he moves to A-flat major with a chorale-like theme in the woodwinds. also strikingly similar to the tune of the Third Symphony's final section. , and uses this as a platform on which to build a series of variations before bringing the movement to a quiet close. The Allegro vivace begins again in C minor as a high-spirited scherzo, using material foreshadowed in the first movement. 4 and 6. 8 are playfully juxtaposed throughout. At one point, the Piano boldly leads the orchestra in an energetic 6. 8 theme in Eflat major. Eventually the orchestra moves to a lush Andante, recapitulating the Andante section from the first movement. Rather suddenly, the piano climbs up to a flurry of double octave trills, and a climactic trumpet fanfare, leads to the jubilant finale based on a hymn-like theme in triple time. The concerto concludes with the piano, in glittering cascades, guiding the orchestra to a fortissimo close. The piano concerto was premièred in 1875 with the composer as the soloist. The concerto is dedicated to Antoine Door, a professor of piano at the Vienna Conservatory. It continues to be one of Saint-Saëns ' most popular piano concertos, second only to the Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor. This highly inventive work, along with many others, does much to refute the caricature of a purely reactionary Saint-Saëns.