Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5

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Schwizgebel and Brabbins provide a wonderfully characterised and atmospheric reading which can well hold its own with the recordings by Stephen Hough and Jeanne-Marie Darré. And that's saying... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2015 More…

Release Date: 2nd Oct 2015
Catalogue No: AP112
Label: Aparté
Length: 50 minutes

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Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

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I. Andante sostenuto

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II. Allegro scherzando

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III. Presto

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Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 'Egyptian'

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I. Allegro animato

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II. Andante

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III. Molto allegro

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This album dedicated to Camille Saint-Saëns came about as a result of a sensational performance of the Concerto No. 2, performed in 2014 with the BBCSO. Convinced of the value of this, the label Aparté and BBC radio decided to join forces to produce, under the same conditions, the Concerto No. 5 to complete this transcendent programme.

Swiss-Chinese pianist Louis Schwizgebel has been described as “a pianist with a profound gift” by the Guardian (August 2013), an “insightful musician” by the New York Times (May 2013) and “already one of the great masters of the piano” by Res Musica (July 2014). At the age of 17 he won the Geneva International Music Competition and, two years later, the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York. In 2012 he won second prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition and he is a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist 2015/16.

Louis records for Aparté and his first solo disc, 'Poems', [AP067] which features works by Ravel, Liszt, Holliger and Schubert was released in 2013 to exceptional critical claim. Germany’s Fono Forum gave the disc four stars and hailed Louis “a genuine virtuoso, a spirited young genius with real depth”. His recording of Beethoven’s First and Second Piano Concertos with the London Philharmonic Orchestra/Thierry Fischer [AP098] was released at the end of 2014.

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November 2015

Schwizgebel and Brabbins provide a wonderfully characterised and atmospheric reading which can well hold its own with the recordings by Stephen Hough and Jeanne-Marie Darré. And that's saying something.

January 2016

I don’t expect to hear better accounts of these concertos any time soon; yes, Schwizgebel really is that good.

Classical Ear 17th February 2016

Schwizgebel (a success at the Leeds Piano Competition in 2012) brings weight, poise, deftness and sparkle to this endearing work, and is well accompanied by Fabien Gabel, the recording reporting a partnership of equals.

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