Camille Saint-Saëns
Concerto for Piano No. 2 in G minor op. 22
Camille Saint-Saëns
Concerto for Piano No. 2 in G minor op. 22
- Instrumentation Piano and Orchestra
- Composer Camille Saint-Saëns
- Editor Clinton Nieweg
- Series Nieweg Performance Editions - Kalmus
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Edwin F. Kalmus
- Order no. K-A197002
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Description:
Written in only 17 days at the request of famed Russian pianist Anton Rubinstein so that Rubinstein could enjoy his Parisian conducting debut while Saint-Saëns, this PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 in G minor is an example of Saint-Saëns' more musically progressive early period and is probably his most popular piano concerto. This edition by Clinton Nieweg and Nancy Bradburd is newly engraved and includes transposed parts along with the original keys for certain instruments to make the work more accessible. The set includes the piano solo, with an orchestra reduction by Adam Laussel, which is also available separately. Instrumentation in set: 2.2.2.2: 2.2.0.0: Timp.Cym(opt): Str (9-8-7-6-5 included): Solo Piano.