Piano Concerto No. 1 (Saint-Saëns)

The Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 17, by Camille Saint-Saëns was composed in 1858, when the composer was 23 and dedicated to Marie Jaëll. It is the first piano concerto ever written by a major French composer.

Movements

There are three movements:

Andante - Allegro assai
Andante sostenuto quasi adagio
Allegro con fuoco

Instrumentation

The work is scored for solo piano, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani and strings.

External links

Piano Concerto No. 1: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

Camille Saint-Saëns

Operas

Opera excerpts

"Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix"

Symphonies

Symphony No. 3 in C minor ("Organ Symphony")

Concertos

Piano	Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major Piano concerto No. 4 in C minor Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major ("L'Egyptien")

Other	Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor Cello Suite Havanaise Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Organ Concerto ("Cyprès et lauriers") Violin Concerto No. 2 in C major Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor

Orchestra works

Chamber music

Vocal music

Portal:Classical music

Concertos by Camille Saint-Saëns

Piano concertos	No. 1 in D major, Op. 17 No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 29 No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 (L'Egyptien)

Violin concertos	No. 1 in A major, Op. 20 No. 2 in C major, Op. 58 No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61

Cello concertos	No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 No. 2 in D minor, Op. 119

Organ concertos	Organ Concerto ("Cyprès et lauriers")

Other works for violin and orchestra	Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 Havanaise, Op. 83

List of compositions by Camille Saint-Saëns

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