• As a worthy successor to the highly successful set of Russian Piano Concertos, (BC95520) Brilliant Classics is happy to issue this set of French Piano Concertos on 12 CDs.

• Beginning with the (Early) Romantic concertos by Boieldieu and Alkan, and ending with concertos by Francaix and Milhaud they represent everything which is quintessentially French: a lightness of touch, charming, witty, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, colourful and bubbling with brilliant virtuosity.

• Played by excellent pianists such as Magda Tagliaferro, Romain Descharmes, Gabriel Tacchino, Francois-Joel Thiollier, Michael Korstick, Florian Uhlig and Klara Wurtz.

• The booklet contains a newly written essay by David Moncur.

Artists

Giovanni Bellucci (piano), Martin Galling (piano), Florian Uhlig (piano), Rosario Marciano (piano), Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Marylene Dosse (piano), Claude Paillard-Francaix (piano), Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Magda Tagliaferro (piano), Michael Korstick (piano), Klara Wurtz (piano), Gabriel Tacchino (piano)

Saint-Saens: Piano Concert Nos. 1-5; Fantasia op. 89 for piano & orchestra "Africa"; Rhapsody d'Auvergne op. 73; Caprice-Valse op. 76 for piano & strings "Wedding Cake"
 Boieldieu: Piano Concerto in F major
 Massenet: Piano Concerto in E flat major
 Pierne: Piano Concerto in C minor op. 12
 Lalo: Piano Concerto in F minor
 Chaminade: Concert Piece op. 40 for Piano & Orchestra
 Roussel: Piano Concerto in G major op. 36
 Francaix: Piano Concerto (with Jean Francaix as conductor)
 Alkan: Concerti da camera op. 10 No. 1-3
 d'Indy: Symphony cevenole op. 25 for piano & orchestra
 Hahn: Piano Concerto in E major (recording from 1937 with Reynaldo Hahn as conductor)
 Faure: Ballad F sharp major op. 19 for piano & orchestra
 Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano & Orchestra; Les Dijnns; Piano Concerto No. 2 in B minor, op. 11
 Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major; Piano Concerto for the left hand
 Debussy: Fantasy for Piano & Orchestra
 Milhaud: Piano Concert Nos. 1-5; La Carnaval d'Aix, Op. 83b; Ballad op. 61; Etudes op. 63 no. 1-5
 Boulanger: Fantaisie variee for piano & orchestra
 Tailleferre: Ballad
 Poulenc: Piano Concerto