Emil Gilels plays Saint-Saens Concerto No. 2 (1/4)

Part 1
C. Saint-Saens, Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.22
I. Andante sostenuto
Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin

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• gilels
• sain-saens
• concerto
• piano
• classical

[THEmusicgurl98]

where is part 2?

[truecrypt]

@THEmusicgurl98

/watch?v=0aXzJQ3_mt0

[kedlubajz]

Saint-Saens is truely one of the most underestimated composers. Even if this would be his only master piece, he deserve to stay unforgotten forever for it. It´s fully comparable to the best piano concertos of Tchajkovskij or Rachmaninov. And - of course - vivat Gilels :-)

[gerryrains]

This is, IMHO, one of the most underrated piano concerti in the literature.  And this is a terrific performance of it.

[lanarv]

@landolfiviolin1

^-)..you know what..he died October 14..1985 THEY say..

..Have just checked it..

[landolfiviolin1]

@lanarv Not 1981, but 1986, I was in his Funeral in moscow!!

[oncexist]

@curzmg

neither does the composer.

[THEmusicgurl98]

@truecrypt - thanks!

[curzmg]

@RemovdSande11 I'd say he is underestimated or at least under appreciated by even the classical community. I mean it is pretty hard to see this live, I have never come across a performance I could get to in my whole life. Even if you find one it is usually in the most random place by someone you have never heard of. I mean I just looked on bachtrack, there are a couple in Leipzig and that's it. It is very sad, I would love to see this on Lisitsa's regular repertoire.

[curzmg]

The passage from 1:56 onwards makes me break down like a small child, it is hard to top the pure Romantic passion that it epitomises. Those falling thirds are... There are just no words, I physically cannot express what those do to me.

[RemovdSande11]

@kedlubajz

He is unknown with the big audience but he is not underrestimated by critics and connoisseurs. In fact he is regarded as one the most gifted composers of his time. Some critics compared his musical potential with that of Bach.

[HSEHL]

lovely