Saint-Saëns-Bizet : Piano Concerto No. 2 for Solo piano (1/3)

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 by Camille Saint-Saëns was composed in 1868 and is probably Saint-Saëns’ most popular piano concerto. It was dedicated to Madame A. de Villers (née de Haber). At the première, the composer was the soloist and Anton Rubinstein conducted the orchestra. Saint-Saëns wrote the concerto in three weeks and had very little time to prepare for the première; consequently, the piece was not initially successful. The capricious changes in style provoked Zygmunt Stojowski to quip that it “begins with Bach and ends with Offenbach. Georges Bizet wrote a transcription of the concerto for solo piano. Nikolai Petrov, piano 2nd mov. 3rd mov. Source -------------------- Please subscribe to my channnel.