聖桑: 第1,2號鋼琴協奏曲 亞歷山大.康特洛夫 鋼琴 尚-賈克.康特洛夫 指揮 Alexandre Kantorow / Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2

聖桑: 第1,2號鋼琴協奏曲 

亞歷山大.康特洛夫 鋼琴

尚-賈克.康特洛夫 指揮

(芬蘭)塔皮歐拉小交響樂團

 

鋼琴家亞歷山大.康特洛夫與父親尚-賈克.康特洛夫在2019年錄製的聖桑的後三首鋼琴協奏曲(SACD2300)獲得全世界的高度讚賞, 包含金音叉年度大獎, 留聲機編輯推薦和德國網站(今日古典Klassik Heute)與古典網站Klassik.com的推薦. 康特洛夫父子選擇芬蘭塔皮歐拉小交響樂團合作, 並回到赫爾辛基錄製剩下的聖桑前兩首協奏曲作品.

 

呈現在這幾乎填滿一整張的唱片中錄的是橫跨了33年的節目, 最早的第一號作品, 被認為是第一件重要的鋼琴協奏曲, 作曲家當時年僅23歲. 十年後, 在1868年, 聖桑寫下第二號G小調協奏曲, 一件在起初被認為令人困惑惶恐的作品, 但是在第一場演奏時在場的李斯特卻非常的欣賞. 此作品一開始時以獨奏家表演類似管風琴家的即興演奏, 但是很快的變得受大眾喜愛, 一直到今日仍是聖桑最為人所知的作品. 兩件較短的作品補足此節目剩下的部份是寫於1884到1891年間, 可以說是顯露出作曲家不同的面向: (婚禮蛋糕)是寫給一位好朋友的結婚禮物, 在(亞維儂狂想曲)中, 聖桑探索法國民俗音樂, 而(非洲)是一件純亞洲主義的作品, 反映出他對北非持久的情感.

 

In 2019, Alexandre and Jean-Jacques Kantorow's recording of the last three piano concertos by Camille Saint-Saens earned the highest praise around the world, including a Diapason d'or de l'annEe, Editor's Choice in Gramophone and top marks and recommendations from the leading German web sites Klassik Heute and Klassik.com. The Kantorows' orchestra of choice was the Finnish ensemble Tapiola Sinfonietta, and they have now returned to Helsinki to record not only Saint-Saens' first two concertos, but all of the remaining works for piano and orchestra.

 

Presented on this amply filled disc, the programme spans 33 years, the earliest work being Concerto No. 1, regarded as the first significant French piano concerto and written by a 23-year old composer. Ten years later, in 1868, Saint-Saens composed the Concerto in G minor, a work which at first met with consternation although Liszt – who was present at the first performance – thoroughly approved of it. The work, which begins with the soloist playing what resembles the improvisations of an organist, soon became popular however, and remains one of Saint-Saens' best-known works. The shorter pieces which make up the rest of the programme were written between 1884 and 1891, and could be said to erveal different aspects of the composer: Wedding Cake was written as a wedding present to a close friend, in Rhapsodie d'Auvergne Saint-Saeens explored French folk music, while Africa is a piece of pure Orientalism, reflecting his lasting affection for North Africa.