{"product_id":"simon-trpceski-saint-saens-piano-concertos-nos-2-5-the-egyptian-compact-discs","title":"Simon Trpceski: Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 \u0026 5 \"The Egyptian\" - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSaint-Saens: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 \u0026amp; 5 \"The Egyptian\"\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Trpceski\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eLinn Records\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e691062077026\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical Artists\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2026-08-28\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski continues his critically acclaimed piano concertos series on Linn Records with a 'spectacular' (Bachtrack) live recording of Saint-Saens' Piano Concertos Nos. 2 \u0026amp; 5, both performed at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with Thomas Sondergard conducting the colourful and energetic Royal Scottish National Orchestra. It took Saint-Saens just seventeen days to compose the Second Concerto and practice for the premiere under the baton of Anton Rubinstein! A feat as impressive as the quality of the work itself whose well-balanced movements look back on Faure and Bach. The Fifth Concerto is the composer's answer to Wagner mania. Indeed, the work can almost be taken as a hint to his compatriots that there were plenty of other sources of inspiration available, such as the Nubian love song that Saint-Saens had heard sung by boatmen on the Nile and the sound of croaking frogs, which feature in the second movement and give the work it's title: 'The Egyptian'. This Concerto is a showcase of virtuosity for both composer and pianist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon Trpceski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42969564610631,"sku":"46345998","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4520527-3614375.jpg?v=1784112511","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/simon-trpceski-saint-saens-piano-concertos-nos-2-5-the-egyptian-compact-discs","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}