Saint-Saëns, Camille > Le rouet d'Omphale

French Classics / Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Bizet, Ravel, et al. / Yondai Butt, London Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra...
Conductors: Butt, Yondani
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (11/02/2011-11/03/2011)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Orchestral Works / Neeme Järvi

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2012-06-26

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Phaéton, Op. 39; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; La jeunesse d'Hercule, symphonic poem in E flat major, Op. 50; ...
Performers: Iwabuchi, Maya
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The works on this disc are all early, dating from the first half of the composing life of Saint-Saëns - that is, with the one...continue...
Recording information: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (09/14/2011-09/15/2011)....continue...

Sir Thomas Beecham In Toronto / previously Unissued Concerts

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2011-10-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 102 in B flat major, H 1 no 102; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"; Symphony no 35 in...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

Three of these discs are previously unissued concerts of Sir Thomas Beecham conducting Canadian orchestras from 1960. The fourth bonus disc contains live BBC broadcasts...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Three Symphonies

2 CD / Cascavelle / 2011-03-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 1 in E flat major, Op. 2; Symphony no 2 in A minor, Op. 55; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Phaéton, Op. 39; Danse mac...
Performers: Dubois, Vincent; Medouze, Ann-Estelle
Conductors: Levi, Yoel

Yoel Levi offers his interpretations of three symphonies, including the "Organ" Symphony by Saint-Saëns along with his symphonic poems. The symphonic poems were an innovation...continue...
Recording information: Maison de l'Orchestre National d'Ile de France, Alfortv (2009)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Werke für 2 Klavierduo, Vol. 1

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2009-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Variations on a Theme of Beethoven, for 2 pianos, Op. 35; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Marche héroïque, for...
Performers: Daukantas, Tomas [Piano]; Poskute, Vilija [Piano]

French Orchestral Music - Bizet, Fauré, etc / Beecham, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-06

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Overture "Patrie", for orchestra, Op. 19; Roma, symphony for orchestra in C major; Emmanuel Chabrier: Gwendoline, opera in 2 acts; Joyeuse marche (Marche français...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"The Carmen Suite was recorded during June 1958. The performance is galvanizing and brilliant but has all Beecham's characteristic wit and lightness of touch in...continue...

The Art of Charles Dutoit

6 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Hector Berlioz: Les Francs-Juges, opera, H. 23a (fragments); Franz von Suppé: Die leichte Kavallerie; Camille Saint-Sa...
Performers: Barnes, James Earl; Hutchins, Timothy; Iacurto, Emilio; Maiste, Armas; Roberts, Richard; Roge, Pascal; Thomson, James
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: French National Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

"To understand Dutoit's gift, you have only to watch him lead an orchestra. Animated by the music, his conducting technique is perhaps the most graceful...continue...

Chabrier, Mozart, Berlioz, et al / Thomas Beecham, Royal PO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: Gwendoline, opera in 2 acts; España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Div for Winds and Strings no 2 in D major, K 131; Frederick D...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This is an excellent collection of Beecham live performances he did with the BBC. These are works Beecham referred to as "lollipops", which he used...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3, etc; Poulenc / Martinon, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-09-17

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire
Conductors: Martinon, Jean
Ensemble: ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra

Romantic Master - Virtuoso Piano Transcriptions / Earl Wild

1 CD / Ivory Classics / 2000-07-18

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; S...
Performers: Wild, Earl [Piano]

Award Winner at the 39th Grammy Awards, this recording is being re-released on Ivory Classics in honor of Earl Wild's 84th birthday. Praised by critics...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 "Organ," etc / Seiji Ozawa, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-06-15

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Phaéton, Op. 39; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31
Performers: Lefebvre, Philippe
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra

The Best of Saint-Saens

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-07

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Suite algérienne, for orchestra in C major, Op. 60; Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Carnival of the a...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Lapsansky, Marián; Szabo, Imrich; Toperczer, Peter [Piano]
Conductors: Hayman, Richard; Wildner, Johannes; Clark, Keith; Lenárd, Ondrej; Wit, Antoni; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Loughran, James
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Philharmonia Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, etc / Dutoit, Philharmonia Orch

1 CD / Decca / 1992-05-12

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Phaéton, Op. 39; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Havanaise, for violin & piano (or ...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 "Organ", etc / Gunzenhauser

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1988-10-06

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Samson et Dalila, Op. 47
Performers: Szabo, Imrich
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

"No one gets the vital combination of performance, conducting, recording, balance and proportions quite so triumphantly right. ***** (5 Stars)" -Classic CD...continue...

The Best of Saint-Saëns

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1988-06-13

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Phaéton, Op. 39; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Havanaise...
Performers: Cazauran, Jacques; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Cordier, Robert; Debost, Michel; Menuhin, Yehudi; Milstein, Nathan; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]; Yordanoff, Luben
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Susskind, Walter; Dervaux, Pierre; Goossens, Eugene, Sir
Ensemble: ; Concert Arts Orchestra; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ; Orchestre de Paris

Saint-Saëns: Carnaval des animaux / Charles Dutoit

1 CD / Decca / 1986-11-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Phaéton, Op. 39; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Bell, Sebastian; Kampen, Christopher van; McGee, Robin; Ortiz, Cristina; Pay, Antony [Clarinet]; Roge, Pascal
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta; Philharmonia Orchestra