Throughout much of his long, highly productive career, Camille
Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) occupied a dominant position in French music.
Admired for his masterly command of orchestration and high standards of
form, style, and workmanship, Saint-Saëns wrote for the piano in an
elegant, virtuoso style.
In this volume, pianists and music lovers will find authoritative
full-score editions of two of the composer's most popular piano
concertos, works frequently performed since their premieres, and often
recorded to this day: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22, and
*Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 44.
*In the tradition of the great composer/pianists of his time,
Saint-Saëns was the soloist for the premieres of both works in Paris: of
No. 2 in 1868, and of No. 4 in 1875. The scores of these concert
favorites have been reprinted from the authoritative editions published
by Durand et Cie, Paris.