HOLY COW SAINT SAENS ROXXORS!

[Spatula]

HOLY COW SAINT SAENS ROXXORS!

(SORRY BUT I GOTTA WRITE IN ALLLLLLLL CAPS CAUSE THIS DUDE ROXXORS!)

HIS PC # 2 IS WOOT UBER-OWNAGE!

SUPER THUMBS UP! 

[Irock1ce]

he does own. but personally. i like his #4 more. 

[Spatula]

ah! personal taste my friend.

[klavierkonzerte]

I LOVE the first movment of his first concerto.

[sharon_f]

The first concerto is one of my favorites. The very end, where the theme from the first movement comes back, always gives me a thrill.

[shasta]

I'm learning his 5th (the "Egyptian") right now.  Very exotic.

[joell12068]

I LOVE AFRICA !!!

....that is, the Saint-Saens piece,   not the continent.

[Spatula]

I LOVE AFRICA !!!

....that is, the Saint-Saens piece,   not the continent.

woot !

[Spatula]

I know ! I don't even know what all the hype is about Rach 3, I think SS # 2 does it some justice! 

I mean Rach 3 is good, but its not the only "titan" concerto out there.

[DarkWind]

Saint-Saens as a composer is cool. But as a person... meh...

[Spatula]

I think I didn't pay much attention to him because of his name.

You gotta admit it, that is a weird name. 

[jcromp78]

Concerto No 4 is pretty amazing especially the second movement. Awesome music and pretty darn exciting at that.

[abe]

yeah but its so EASY!!!

but seriosly, how hard can the first movement on his PC no. 2 be? not too hard....right? (please say yes)

[Ludwig Van Rachabji]

I love his organ symphony.

[cziffra]

What sort of stuff did he do as a man to deserve that "meh?"

[apion]

HIS PC # 2 IS WOOT UBER-OWNAGE!

SUPER THUMBS UP! 

PC 2 is a superb competition concerto! 

[Dazzer]

yeah but its so EASY!!!

but seriosly, how hard can the first movement on his PC no. 2 be? not too hard....right? (please say yes)

the tricky bits of the concerto are: 2nd mvt - several passages involving double notes on one hand. those are a pregnant dog till you can get it downpat.
3rd mvt - left hand is devilish to play at high speeds at the opening section. not to mention it recurs a few times.

other than those the piece is pretty damn easy. (alas playing this damned concerto lost me my third win of my school concerto competition. - sigh - and i was gonna be the first person with a hattrick too. ah well...

ps: i've only played the first mvt.)

[steinwayguy]

Saint-Saens has to be the most overrated composer I know of, except maybe Alkan, for all the hype you kids give him.