La Tribune 11.8.24 - Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2

[Nick Armstrong]

Very much enjoyed this edition on a recent road trip. An unusual one in the sense that one performance imposed itself right from the first round, both on the panel and on my ears… it has duly been acquired and listened to with much pleasure along with the companion works by the same artists

It’s always good when Alain Lompech is on the panel - I like his style and he seems to have similar ears to mine

[Pulcinella]

Spill the beans, Nick.
To emulate our dear old friend BBM: Who won?

(PS: Small edits in title for consistency; I wasn't given the opportunity to comment!)

[HighlandDougie]

Not surprised at the palmarès - it's a very fine performance among other fine performances. He - Alexandre Kantorow - is an exceptional pianist. Arte TV (so they should also be on You Tube??) has a recent Chopin PC2 and a recent Brahms PC2 which are well worth watching. His other S-S PCs on BIS are just as fine as the warhorse 2nd.

[Nick Armstrong]

Spill the beans, Nick.
To emulate our dear old friend BBM: Who won?

(PS: Small edits in title for consistency; I wasn't given the opportunity to comment!)

Thanks

This was the ‘in a different league’ winner:



The other contenders were Hough, Grosvenor, Rubinstein, Chamayou and Jeanne-Marie Darré (the latter of whom I confess I’d never heard of)