Saint-Saëns: Concerto No. 2 / Franck: Symphonic Variations / Liszt: Concerto No. 1

Saint-Saëns: Concerto No. 2 / Franck: Symphonic Variations / Liszt: Concerto No. 1

Saint-Saëns: Concerto No. 2 / Franck: Symphonic Variations / Liszt: Concerto No. 1
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Composer: Cesar Franck
Composer: Franz Liszt
Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
Conductor: Alfred Wallenstein
Orchestra: Symphony of the Air
Performer: Artur Rubinstein
Edition: Music CD
Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
CD Release Date: 2007-06-26
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
  1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22; Andante
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat; Allegretto vivace (Redbook Stereo) 9.
  3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22; Andante sostenuto (2007 SACD
  4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22; Allegro scherzando (2007 SACD
  5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22; Presto (2007 SACD Remastered)
  6. Symphonic Variations; Poco allegro (2007 SACD Remastered)
  7. Symphonic Variations; Allegro non troppo (2007 SACD Remastered)
  8. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat; Allegro maestoso (2007 SACD Remastered)
  9. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat; Quasi adagio (2007 SACD Remastered)
  10. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat; Allegretto vivace (2007 SACD
  11. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat; Allegro marziale animato (2007 SACD
  12. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22; Andante sostenuto (5.1
  13. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22; Allegro scherzando (5.1
  14. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22; Presto (5.1 Surround Mix)
  15. Symphonic Variations; Poco allegro (5.1 Surround Mix)
  16. Symphonic Variations; Allegro non troppo (5.1 Surround Mix)
  17. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat; Allegro maestoso (5.1 Surround Mix)
  18. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat; Quasi adagio (5.1 Surround Mix)
  19. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat; Allegretto vivace (5.1 Surround Mix)
  20. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat; Allegro marziale animato (5.1 Surround

Music reviews of Saint-Saëns: Concerto No. 2 / Franck: Symphonic Variations / Liszt: Concerto No. 1

Music Review: Ruby Does it Again
Rating: 4 Stars

Sony/BMG continues their Living Stereo SACD reissue series with three Concerto recordings from the 1950s featuring pianist Arthur Rubinstein.

The Saint-Saëns Second Concerto was a great favorite of Rubinstein's. He made his American debut with this piece back in 1906. This recording was made in 1958 in collaboration with the Symphony of the Air (formerly the NBC Symphony Orchestra) under Alfred Wallenstein. There is slightly more forward motion here than in the 1969 version with Ormandy, and even more stunning virtuosity in the finale. However, the recording with Ormandy has the advantage of better orchestral playing, so the two versions balance each other out as my favorites. There is also an excellent filmed version on a Deutsche Grammophon DVD, with Andre Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra, made in 1975.

Rubinstein learned Cesar Frank's Symphonic Variations while traveling by train to a concert in Spain, practicing the passages in his lap. The man had an amazing memory. Here again, he is in top form, giving a performance of brio and élan, with Wallenstein and the orchestra providing a fine accompaniment.

The Liszt is less successful. I don't think Rubinstein ever loved Liszt the way he loved Chopin and Brahms, and as he grew older Liszt's music gradually began dropping out of his repertoire. (Rubinstein made no Liszt recordings after 1965.) Both of Rubinstein's recordings of the Liszt Concerto suffer from a great deal of technical bluffing and general sloppiness. Adding to the problem here is some crude microphone placement, with the infamous triangle passages spotlit beyond all reason. The remastering has not been able to solve this problem and the sound remains excessively dry, although the piano sound is more natural than in previous issues. Wallenstein and the RCA Victor Symphony (mostly made of members of the New York Philharmonic) do a reasonable job of accompaniment.

The Saint-Saëns and Franck are in three channel sound, which is much more dimensional and dynamic than the previous issues. The Liszt is in standard two channel stereo.
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