Saint Saens Piano Concertos

[Barbirollians]

Having invested in the cheap Collard/Previn set - which is marvellously played - I am reinforced in my admiration for 2 ,4 and 5 but No 3 seems to be notespinning for me . 1 a trial run.

I do think No2 deserves its popularity.

[salymap]

I'll bet I'm the only person who remembers the actress/pianist Yvonne Arnaud's wonderful performance of no. 2 years ago.

Sheer magic

[akiralx]

Having invested in the cheap Collard/Previn set - which is marvellously played - I am reinforced in my admiration for 2 ,4 and 5 but No 3 seems to be notespinning for me . 1 a trial run.

I do think No2 deserves its popularity.

Collard's No.2 is superb IMHO. If you have the reissued EMI Double set, does the spine attribute the conducting to Maazel rather than Previn? Mine does...

[Hornspieler]

I have the old EMI France recordings with Jeanne Marie Darre ( don't ask me to type acute accents !) but am on the look out for a modern stereo version to complement that classic set .

Any recommendations - Roge and Collard seem a great deal cheaper than the Hough .

Hold down the Alt key and enter 130. an acute accented é will appear when you release the Alt key.

Have a nice day.

HS

BTW Valerie Tryon used to play both of those works superbly

[Barbirollians]

Hold down the Alt key and enter 130. an acute accented é will appear when you release the Alt key.

Have a nice day.

HS

BTW Valerie Tryon used to play both of those works superbly

Thanks for that tip HS . Judging by how well Valerie Tryon's recent Mozart concerto disc and her disc of Spanish music have been received - the past tense might not be appropriate !

[Barbirollians]

Here is Valerie Tryon interviewed this year - she most certainly does not look her age !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjucdbxR_E

[Dave2002]

Here is Valerie Tryon interviewed this year - she most certainly does not look her age !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjucdbxR_E

I'm not commenting on appearance.

There are some CDs by VT here - http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&k...l_8rg1lfi3cf_b

[Barbirollians]

I'm not commenting on appearance.

There are some CDs by VT here - http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&k...l_8rg1lfi3cf_b

Well if you know many 79 year olds who look as young as her - can you tell me where the elixir of youth is kept ???

[Dave2002]

Well if you know many 79 year olds who look as young as her - can you tell me where the elixir of youth is kept ???

I was trying not to mention Anne Robinson, though she's not 79.

[Barbirollians]

Are you suggesting Miss Tryon has had some work done ???

[Roehre]

I was trying not to mention Anne Robinson, though she's not 79.

What have Saint Saens' piano concertos to do with either witches or dragons?