Saint-Saëns: Complete Symphonies

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Description

Saint-Saens wrote five symphonies between the years 1850 and 1886. The cycle began with the Mozart-influenced Symphony in A but as a precocious composer of 17 he wrote his first numbered symphony, a work much admired by Berlioz and Gounod. He progressed to his most popular piece in the genre, the ground-breaking Symphony No. 3 with it's inclusion of organ and piano. This critically admired cycle includes a sequence of atmospheric and dramatic symphonic poems, including Phaeton and the ever-popular Danse macabre.

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Specifications

  • Format
    CD
  • Composers
    Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Orchestra
    Malmö Symphony Orchestra
  • Brand
  • Model #
    8503301
  • Number of Pieces
    3
  • Attributes
    3 Pack
  • Available Date
    6/11/2021

Tracks

  • 1 *Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 2
  • 2 I. Adagio - Allegro
  • 3 II. Marche - Scherzo: Allegretto Scherzando
  • 4 III. Adagio
  • 5 IV. Finale: Allegro Maestoso
  • 6 *Symphony No. 2 in a Minor, Op. 55
  • 7 I. Allegro Marcato - Più Allegro - Tempo Primo - Più Allegro - Tempo Primo - Allegro Appassionato
  • 8 II. Adagio
  • 9 III. Scherzo: Presto - Un Poco Meno Mosso
  • 10 IV. Prestissimo - Andantino - Tempo Primo
  • 11 Phaeton, Op. 39
  • 12 *Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, "Organ"
  • 13 I. Adagio - Allegro Moderato -
  • 14 I. Poco Adagio
  • 15 II. Allegro Moderato - Presto -
  • 16 II. Maestoso - Allegro
  • 17 *Symphony in a Major
  • 18 I. Poco Adagio - Allegro Vivace
  • 19 II. Larghetto
  • 20 III. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
  • 21 IV. Allegro Molto - Presto
  • 22 Le Rouet D'omphale, Op. 31
  • 23 *Symphony in F Major, "Urbs Roma"
  • 24 I. Largo - Allegro
  • 25 II. Molto Vivace
  • 26 III. Moderato, Assai Serioso
  • 27 IV. Poco Allegretto
  • 28 La Jeunesse D'hercule, Op. 50
  • 29 Danse Macabre, Op. 40