-Compiled by Brian Mendonca
Work: Cello Concerto No.1 in A Minor, Op. 33
Form: Concerto
Year: 1872
Genre: Western classical
Period: Romantic
Sections : Duration Counter
I. Allegro non troppo (06.12) [00.42]
II. Allegretto con moto (04. 42) [07.02]
III. Tempo primo (12.14) [10.54]
Duration: 21.08 minutes
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Cello: Gautier Capucon
Frankfurt Radio Symphony directed by Alain Altinoglu
2020
About: Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) was a French composer. In this concerto Saint-Saens dispenses with movements. Instead, he opts for 3 sections in one apparently seamless movement. The work was performed after the Franco-Prussian war (1870-1871) in order to prove that what the Germans did, the French could do better. The work was commissioned by the Societe Nationale de Musique - co-founded by Saint-Saens in 1871 - under its 'Ars Gallica' programme.
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Pic of Saint-Saens above courtesy: classicfm(dot)com; Reference: Wikipedia, Hyperion-records, sfsymphony(dot)org
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