French-Hungarian pianist Suzana Bartal joins Sébastien Rouland and the Saarländische Staatsorchester in Grieg & Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos, an album featuring two warhorses of the Romantic repertoire, Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor and Camille Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor.
Although not successful at its premiere with the composer at the piano, Saint-Saëns’ 2nd went on to be beloved by the public, and is probably the most played of his 5 concertos for piano.
Very few pieces of music are as iconic as the only concerto Grieg ever completed: his famous Piano Concerto in A minor. Liszt famously sight read and lavished praise on it when it was written in 1870, and it has been a perennial favorite since then.
Suzana Bartal, Piano
Saarländische Staatsorchester
Sébastien Rouland, Conductor
Tracklist
Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.Total time: 00:54:15
Additional information
| Label | |
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| SKU | CCS47825 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 32 Bit, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz |
| Channels | 5 Channel Surround Sound, 2ch Stereo, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround |
| Artists | Saarlandische Staatsorchestra, Sébastien Rouland, Suzana Bartal |
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| Recording Location | Congresshalle Saarbrücken |
| Producer | Jared Sacks |
| Assistant Recording Engineer | Tom Peeters |
| Piano Technician | Maxime Millet |
| Gear | Cables* Van den Hul Microphone pre amplifiers Rens Heijnis, custom design Mastering Room Speakers Grimm LS1 Cables* Van den Hul |
| Recording Engineer | Jared Sacks |
| Mastering Engineer | Jared Sacks |
| Microphones | Brüel & Kjær 4006, Schoeps |
| Analog to Digital Converter | Horus, Merging Technologies at DSD 256 |
| Release Date | October 10, 2025 |
1 review for Grieg & Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos
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Two of my favorite piano concertos played and recorded spectacularly! Both are stirring performances. Saint Saens reportedly was an excellent pianist. IMO, Ms. Bartal rises to the challenges of his concerto, as well as to Grieg’s also gorgeous concerto. I look forward to more recordings by Ms. Bartal!
Native’s conversion to DSD 512 definitely adds clarity and presence to a very good DSD 256 recording.
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