César Franck - Symphonic Variations
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- - Composer: César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck (10 December 1822 -- 8 November 1890)
- Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
- Soloist: Alicia de Larrocha
- Year of recording: 1972
Variations Symphoniques [Symphonic Variations], for Piano & Orchestra, M. 46, written in 1885.
00:00 - 01. Poco Allegro
01:48 - 02. L'istesso tempo
02:14 - 03. Poco più lento
03:18 - 04. Allegro
04:39 - 05. Allegretto
09:03 - 06. Molto più lento
12:37 - 07. Allegro non troppo
14:29 - 08. Un pochettino ritenuto
15:10 - 09. Tempo I
One of the glitterati of the French music scene, Louis Diémer (1843-1919) had taken the piano part in Franck's Victor Hugo-inspired Les Djinns, for piano and orchestra, on 15 March 1885; he earned for the composer a rare plaudit from the press: "interesting work... for the direct originality of its thought and the admirable polish of its style." The Ménestral's critic continued: "As I listened to the fine logic of these developments and the arresting effects of the blending of the piano with the orchestra, I was struck by the thought of how sad it is that the name of this eminent musician is so rarely seen on programs, too little honored at a time when he is one of the masters of our epoch, and will indubitably remain one."
This proved prophetic. Franck was delighted and credited his success to Diémer's brilliant playing -- sec, léger, and articulated with lightning precision -- which he promised to reward with "a little something." Good to his word, Franck dedicated his orchestration of the Variations Symphoniques to Diémer. He began work in the summer of 1885, and completed it on 12 December. In his ultimate, old master phase, Franck transformed everything he touched. The orchestral highlighting of pianistic virtuosity -- heard in such works of his youth as the Variations brillantes sur l'air du Pré aux clercs (1834) or the Variations brillantes sur le ronde favorite de Gustave III (1834-35) -- or the Lisztian heroics of the soloist locked in combat with the orchestra are left behind in the Variations Symphoniques in favor of the deft dovetailing of piano and orchestra. This use of the piano as a concertante instrument would be taken up by Vincent d'Indy in his Symphonie sur un chant montagnard française (1886) and in turn, be adopted as far afield as Ferruccio Busoni's massive five-movement Piano Concerto (1904).
The strings open with a menacing dotted figure in unison, answered by the piano with a plaintively drooping phrase whose dialogue gives way to a second theme introduced by pizzicato woodwinds and strings. An appasionato development leads shortly to six seamless variations on the second theme through which the piano decorates, comments, alludes, and accompanies, as the mood shifts from triumphant assertion to mystical absorption and languishing, muted sighs. A sudden trill in both hands, two octaves apart, prompts the orchestra to begin the extensive, rhapsodic finale in which the thematic material of the preceding is wrought to an incandescent apotheosis. Without doubt, the irresistible, surefire breeziness of this finish has insured the Variations Symphoniques first place in popularity among Franck's works.
Curiously, the première, at the annual orchestral concert of the Société Nationale de Musique, 1 May 1886, with Diémer at the piano, passed almost without mention. At the second performance, an all-Franck concert on 30 January of the following year -- again featuring Diémer -- the surefire misfired as the aging conductor, Jules Pasdeloup, miscued the orchestra's entrance.
The Symphonic Variations are dedicated "à Monsieur Louis Diémer". - เพลง
One of the greatest "Piano concerts" in the history of music!!
Les Djinns is an even greater work
@@punkpoetry It's shorter though, so it cannot be programmed as easily as this. Rubinstein would program this as the "main dish" of a recital. Djinns is wonderful as a secondary piece if, for example, offering a long symphony being played by the same orchestra.
I completely agree. An enormous favourite of mine which sounds as fresh as ever.
13:21 reminds me of Alkan's Saltarelle at times and it's so beautiful and wholesome!
La 5ème variation (Molto piu lento 09:04) porte vraiment un élan mystique. Merci d'avoir découpé la pièce en variations. Même avec la partition, ce n'est pas évident à repérer.
This is a masterpiece of the Franch music of the end of the XIXth Century for piano and orchestra. The construction and the expresssion are awesome.
I always adored Alicia de Larrocha's sparing use of the pedal.
Just discovered Cesar Franck and he's quickly becoming one of my favourites.
I love the composition, and the Molto più lento is such a stirring highlight
OMG. I've been searching for this great work for years. I remembered have listened to it on a radio station a long time ago. Results that I made an error searching it about the work title: It's not a piano concert, but a symphonic variation for piano! That's the big mistake.
I adore this piece.
Doesn't everybody?
Instablaster...
This is just dreamland 13:21-13:40
15:56 Too :-)
Just read an interview with her in a book great contemporary pianists speak about themselves, very interesting book also includes Horowitz Janis Bolet Arrau Perahia many others, well worth reading.
Ashton's ballet brought me here. Incredible piece of music.
GRACIAS POR RECORDARME A MI MAESTRO JOSÉ F. VELAZQUEZ. MARCELA VARGAS .
I've gotta get this CD.
Wow!
Here performed by my teacher
Beaucoup d'échos de son très beau poème symphonique "les Djinns" (1884). J'adore (les deux !) Reminds me of The Djinns, his symphonic poem composed after V.Hugo's own poem one year earlier than this piece.
Fabuleux Cesar Franck ! C. Franck bien que belge fait aussi partie du patrimoine artistique francais ....
Sounds of Stow in Stow Mass is playing this in Nov. 2022. I'm on violin. Hope I do it justice. Very soft mellow piece. Even the double FF parts Looking forward to playing it.
This work is unrivaled by any other piano works
It is rivaled only by Beethoven's Emperor Concerto
@@bathsheba9581
Thanks
I hope you are well
A música que eu mais ouvi na minha infância...
Heel mooi met bizarre herinneringen in Medan vlak voor de capitulatie en wij naar Java vertrokken. De plaat werd grijs gedraaid. Nog steeds koude rillingen.
the beginning reminded me of Beethoven
Concerto 4, second movement?
Yes, absolutely. The same for me.
A very sensitive version.
César Franck:Szimfonikus Variációk
Alicia de Larrocha-zongora
Londoni Filharmonikus Zenekar
Vezényel:Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
13'25" il tema più dolce e brillante che conosco
I thought it was terrific.
Qui est votre professeur ?
7:48
13:03
Love this piece but this performance is too slow and rather laboured. Needs a lighter and more lyrical touch.
Lo
Interprétation un peu molle.
Je suis d'accord, c'est la meilleur sur youtube on dirait. Mais ouais bordel.. un peu plus de punch quoi..
@@Hyde2997 et l'Inter IOR ité ça vous cause?
@@ann7704ça yest ça râle déjà sans essayer de comprendre qu'on ne dis pas qu'on aime pas.
Pq je reviens ici tout le jours depuis deux semaine à ton avis .. omg
Tout le passage à 7m20 est incroyable. Mais La pianiste ne se démarque pas de l'orchestre de l'orchestre c'est tout, si t'as une oreille t'entend. Et c'est pas une question de pseudo intériorité..