Pierné - Piano Concerto in C minor- III Finale

Third "Finale" movement from the Piano Concerto in C minor Op. 12 (1886)

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) is quite unknown even to French audiences and tends to be overshadowed by his illustrious contemporary, Saint-Saëns. Pierné is usually remembered as a great organist; he even succeeded Franck as organist of the St. Clotilde Basilica in 1890. Of his prolific output including operas, ballet, chamber works, songs, and solo piano music, virtually nothing has remained in the repertoire. One might wonder why his gorgeous, dramatic, and exciting piano concerto is not performed more often. It is a powerful and convincing virtuoso piece, reminiscent of MacDowell and Saint-Saëns, that presages Rachmaninov. Surely any fan of the Russian master's piano concerti can appreciate this lesser-known jewel.

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Music

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• rachmaninov
• saint-saens
• macdowell

[pianistmusic]

what an unknown treasure!!!!!!!!!! Great

[theo1ch]

1:14

[123eldest]

shame the orchestra drowns the piano out all the time.

[somnynightin78]

@fikradas Yes but that would make Pierne the original.

[WildStarvingWolf]

What an amazing and beautiful piece by an unknown french composer. This is indeed a Treasure. Fantastic and Inspiring !!!

[manytounges]

this pieace inspires me! - Excuse my english spelling :)

[fikradas]

@kelvinchoi283364 True, but Rachmaninoffs music might sound Pierné-like, it's far better... (in my opinion). More complete, more diversified (musically and technically), more powerfull, and better melodies. But Pierné remains a good surprise for me.

[kelvinchoi283364]

@chutdigadut maybe it'll be more interesting when u know that this pieces is composed when Rachmaninoff is only 13 years old

[Netzahualcoyotl2010]

A master piano piece from a famous unknown french composers.

[cddpiano2]

meraviglioso concerto che non conoscevo,bravo il pianista chi é?

grazie per condividere queste belle musiche!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cddpiano

[asiantraveller101]

Wow! Great for a change from the usual fare of Rach and Tchai.

[luzsorial]

Quale magnifico concerto!

Sono felice di ascoltarlo!

Grazie infinitamente.

Luz