François-Adrien Boieldieu - Piano Concerto No. 1 ()

François-Adrien Boieldieu (16 December 1775 – 8 October 1834) was a French composer, mainly of operas, often called “the French Mozart“. Please support my channel: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major (c. 1792) Dedication: Louis Jadin (1768-1853) 1. Allegro (9:00) 2. Pastorale con 5 variazioni (16:57) Natasa Veljkovic, piano and the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana conducted by Howard Griffiths The piano concerto was written when he was c. 17 years old (possibly earlier), a pleasing concerto, more of historic than musical interest. Born during the Ancien Régime in Rouen, François-Adrien Boieldieu received his musical education first from the choirmaster and then from the organist of the local cathedral. During the Reign of Terror, Rouen was one of the few towns to maintain a significant musical life and in 1793 a series of concerts was organised featuring the celebrated violinist Pierre Rode and the ten