Given Saint-Saëns' talents both as pianist and composer; it stood to reason that he would engage with the piano concerto genre early on. But he gave a clear renunciation of the “concerto brilliant” that was dominant in France at that time; declaring instead that “the solo part of a concerto must be set out; and treated; like a dramatic role.” He realised this concept of a “symphonic concerto” in this second piano concerto; composed in 1868. The solo part is technically very challenging; and at the same time closely bound up with the orchestra. Johannes Umbreit is responsible for the piano reduction; based on the composer's own version for two pianos; Pascal Rogé supplies the fingerings for the solo part.

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	Piano Concerto A minor Op. 16 : 2 Pianos, 4 Hands : (ed. Einar Steen-Nokleberg, fing. Einar Steen-Nokleberg) : # HN719
	Piano Concerto D Major Op. 61a After the Violin Concerto : 2 Pianos, 4 Hands : (ed. Hans-Werner Kuthen, fing. Hans Kann) : # HN815
	Piano Concerto D Major Op. 61a After the Violin Concerto : Study Score 2 Pianos, 4 Hands (Study Score) : (ed. Hans-Werner Kuthen, fing. Hans Kann) : Study Score : # HN9815
	Piano Concerto G Major Op. 58, No. 4 : Study Score 2 Pianos, 4 Hands (Study Score) : (ed. Hans-Werner Kuthen, fing. Hans Kann) : Study Score : # HN9804
	Piano Concerto G Minor Op. 33 : Facsimile (Score) : # HN3215
	Piano Concerto in A Major K488 : Facsimile : # HN3216
	Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 : 2 Pianos, 4 Hands Piano Reduction - 2 Copies Needed to Perform : ed. Peter Jost piano red. Johannes Umbreit fing. Mitsuko Uchida : # HN660
	Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503 : 2 Pianos, 4 Hands : (ed. Ernst Herttrich; piano red./fing./cadenza: Andras Schiff) : # HN825
	Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, Op. 103 (Egyptian) : Two-Piano Reduction : (ed. Peter Jost, piano red. Johannes Umbreit, fing. Pascal Rog ) : # HN1144