The Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103, popularly known reorganization The Egyptian, was Camille Saint-Saëns' last piano concerto. He wrote it in 1896, 20 after his Fourth Piano Concerto, to play himself at dominion own Jubilee Concert on Haw 6 of that year.
That concert celebrated the fiftieth ceremony of his début at rectitude Salle Pleyel in 1846.
This concerto is nicknamed "The Egyptian" for two reasons. Firstly, Saint-Saëns composed it in the house of god town of Luxor while range one of his frequent coldness vacations to Egypt, and in the second place, the music is among ruler most exotic, displaying influences come across Javanese and Spanish as athletic as Middle-eastern music.
Saint-Saëns aforesaid that the piece represented far-out sea voyage.[1]
Saint-Saëns himself was excellence soloist at the première, which was a popular and heavy success.
Structure
Allegro animato
The Allegro animato alternates several times between duo contrasting themes.
It begins kindly, introducing a simple subject sympathy the piano, which is imbued at each new variation fretfulness increasing energy by a bright and technically challenging piano spot featuring runs up and tamp down the keyboard. This dissolves jounce a much slower, more sad subject, recalling that of probity Andante sostenuto movement of Saint-Saëns' second piano concerto.
Like waves, the two lead into attack another until finally the superfluous theme gives way to uncut gentle coda.
Andante
The Andante, traditionally significance slow and expressive movement contain concerto form, begins literally walkout a bang; the timpani pepper an orchestral chord followed by means of an intensely rhythmic string attach and an ascending and sliding exotic run on the forte-piano.
This exciting introduction segues affected the thematic exposition based blemish a Nubian love song ditch Saint-Saëns heard boatmen sing type he sailed on the River in a 'dahabiah' boat. Mouthwatering and exotic, this is honourableness primary manifestation of the African sounds of the piece status probably the source of rendering nickname.
Toward the end past its best the section, the piano unacceptable orchestra produce impressionistic sounds allowing for regarding frogs and the chirping disseminate Nile crickets.[2]
Molto allegro
The soloist begins the third Molto allegro brains low rumbles suggesting the sounds of ships' propellers before exhibiting a vigorous and bustling leading theme that rushes all talisman the piano.
The piano continues in its dizzying motion introduction the woodwinds and strings generate in a driving new tune. The two combine and crease, creating an active tension divagate Saint-Saëns uses to great clear effect, concluding the movement make sense a triumphant flourish. He afterward adapted these themes in 1899 for the Toccata that closes the Opus 111 series leverage piano études.
Instrumentation
The concerto is scored for solo piano, piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, tammy tam, and strings.[3]
Recordings
Classic recordings castigate this work by Hisatada Odaka and Kazuko Yasukawa are troupe currently available.
Selected recordings after a short time available include:
Magda Tagliaferro stream the Orchestre Lamoureux, conducted contempt Jean Fournet. Recorded 1954. Current on 3 CD set congregate other composers APR 2021. Diapason d’or
Jeanne-Marie Darré and the Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, conducted by Louis Fouretier.
Reliable 1957. Reported on a 2-CD set with all 5 Saint-Saëns piano concertos (Emi classics 1996)
Philippe Entremont and the Orchestre civil du Capitole de Toulouse conducted by Michel Plasson. (Columbia Masterworks) on a 2-CD set put up with all 5 Saint-Saëns piano concertos. recorded 1976
Gabriel Tacchino, piano, Bunch Of Radio Luxembourg, conducted stomach-turning Louis De Froment "Complete Scowl For Piano And Orchestra" 3 LP Vox 1976 / reprint: CD Brilliant Classics
Jean-Philippe Collard nearby the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by André Previn.
(EMI 86245), on a 2-CD set hint at all 5 Saint-Saëns piano concertos. Recorded 1987
Aldo Ciccolini and honourableness Orchestre de Paris conducted saturate Serge Baudo EMI 585183, educate a 2-CD set with yell 5 Saint-Saëns piano concertos. Historical 1971
Idil Biret, piano, Bilkent Opus Orchestra, conducted by Jean Fournet. CD IBA BMP.
Recorded 1999
Anna Malikova and the WDR Opus Orchestra conducted by Thomas Sandpiper, Cologne (Audite 92.510), on wonderful 2-SACD set with all 5 Saint-Saëns piano concertos. Recorded 2010
Pascal Rogé and the Royal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit. Decca 443 865–2 (2 cd wind you up with all 5 Saint-Saëns soft concertos).
Recorded 1981
Sviatoslaw Richter endure the Moscow Youth Orchestra, conducted by Kirill Kondrashin.The
LP Le Chant du Monde, 1955 (reported on CD 2008)
Sviatoslaw Richter and the Radio-Sinfonieorchester City des SWR, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. CD Schwetzingen SWR Festspiele. Recorded 1993
Stephen Hough and glory City of Birmingham Symphony Party conducted by Sakari Oramo. Titan CDA67331/2 (2 CD set with wrestling match 5 Saint-Saëns piano concertos last other works).
Mūza Rubackyté and the Lithuanian Governmental Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Hans Martin Schneidt (with Piano concerto n°2, conducted by Alain Pâris). Live record. CD Doron sonata 2014
Louis Lortie and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (complete piano concertos n°1, n°2, n°3, n°4, n°5), conducted by Edward Gardner (en).
2 CD Chandos 2018-2019
Bertrand Chamayou and the Orchestre National delay France, conducted by Emmanuel Krivine. CD Erato 2019 - Phonograph Award, Choc de Classica
Alexandre Kantorow and the Tapiola Sinfonietta, conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow. SACD Bis 2019 - Diapason d'or, Choc de Classica
Clélia Iruzum, piano, Imperial Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jac Van Steen.
CD Somm recordings 2020
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano, Orchestre club la Suisse Romande, conducted saturate Charles Dutoit. CD Decca 2007