Arthur de Greef - Piano Concerto No. 1 (1914)

Arthur De Greef (10 October 1862 – 29 August 1940) was a Belgian pianist and composer.

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Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor (1914)
Dedication: Dédié à son ami et maître Camille Saint-Saëns

1. Modéré - Largement (0:00)
2. Scherzo -- (further in) un peu moins vite -- Beaucoup moins vite - au mouvement (11:13)
3. Assez lent (18:10)
4. Animé (25:34)

Jean-Claude van den Eynden, piano and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège conducted by Pierre Bartholomée

Arthur de Greef studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (1873) where he had lessons from: Louis Brassin (piano), Joseph Dupont (harmony), Hubert-Ferdinand Kufferath (counterpoint) and director François-Auguste Gevaert (composition). In 1879 – 17 year's old – he graduated with a first prize for piano, together with Isaac Albeniz. For further study he went to Franz Liszt in Weimar, where he stayed for 2 years. After that he travelled as a concert pianist through Europe and North America. He also collaborated with Camille Saint-Saëns in a series of piano concerts. He also befriended Edvard Grieg who called him: "The finest performer of my music I have ever encountered".