Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44
This guide follows Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 (1875) in two parts: Allegro moderato – Andante (theme and variations) and Allegro vivace – Andante – Allegro (fugue).
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The first part is a set of variations in C minor. The strings state the , and the piano answers; in 1 strings and piano alternate, and 2 adds the winds for a brighter sound. A leads to the in A-flat major: after a dreamy the woodwinds play a calm, hymn-like , and a second melody passes between piano and clarinet. Variations 1 and 2 elaborate these ideas, a piano follows, and a quiet closes the .
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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