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

Le timbre d'argent (1865)
La princesse jaune (1872)
Samson and Delilah (1877)
Étienne Marcel (1879)
Henry VIII (1883)
Proserpine (1887)
Ascanio (1890)
Phryné (1893)
Frédégonde (1895)
Les barbares (1901)
Hélène (1904)
L'ancêtre (1905)
Déjanire (1911)

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

Film score

The Assassination of the Duke of Guise

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