Saint-Saëns: Wedding Cake for piano & strings (+score)

[predoje]

You should listen to Stephen Hough how he plays this, its real cake!!!

[BalletBabyBoy]

FABULOUS!

[Greykeys88]

I great example of funny music, Saint-saens was a genius and a humorist and this is a great interpretation of his comedy. I laughed myself silly!

[BofferBings]

@Greykeys88

You may find it hilarious; I find it charming with a touch of wit. It was written for the wedding of Saint-Saëns' friend Caroline Montigny Rémaury, herself an accomplished musician, so I don't think the composer meant it to be overly comical or satirical... assuming he wanted to keep her as a friend!

[candidnt]

This is absolutely delightful, and many thanks for posting the score as well.

[peterlunow]

and what a delicious cake it is !

[sakisv1971ath]

excellent interpretation,clear and brillant.Somewhat better than Colard's

[horastacatto]

Beautifull playing. It seemed exactly the right speed to me.

[BofferBings]

The score suggests 88 measures-per-minute, but Daniel is playing at almost 94 mpm. After hearing this sparkling interpretation, however, everyone else sounds to me like they are playing this piece too slowly!

[BirchBarlow]

Adorable!

I've never heard it performed this quickly before. It usually seems to clock in at about seven minutes, but I really like this interpretation. It's effervescent and sprightly, but still really elegant and precise.

Thanks for this, and especially for the score.

[BirchBarlow]

I agree. I had a similar experience with Ivo's English Suite 3. There are a lot of complaints about the speed and cerebral nature of his playing, but I think it's absolutely wonderful and appropriate.

[BillBC]

I've never heard this before...lovely...and thanks for the score...