Saint-Saëns, Camille

Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 / Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Giulini

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1977-04-29_1977-04-30&1977-)....continue...

Saint-Saens: Organ Works / Magne H Draagen, organ

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 99; Bénédiction nuptiale for Organ in F major, Op. 9; Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 109; Carnival of the animal...
Performers: Draagen, Magne H.

The organ works of Saint-Saëns are not the ordinary fare of music listeners, or most organists. Despite the great recognition and popularity the composer enjoyed...continue...
Recording information: Katarina Church, Stockholm (05/08/2010-05/10/2010)....continue...

Saint-Saens: Piano Quartet, Op. 41; Jongen: Piano Quartet, Op. 23 / Quatuor Gabriel

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-09-11

Works: César Franck: Posthumous pieces; Henri Edouard Dallier: Invocations (5), for organ; Camille Saint-Saëns: Improvisations, Op. 150; Fantasy for Organ in E flat major; Claude Delvincourt: So...
Performers: Ducrot, Marie
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quatuor Gabriel

Since its creation in 1988 by four prize winners of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, the Gabriel Quartet has acquired a repertoire...continue...

Le Charme de la Vieille Europe - Music for violin & orchestra by Warlock, Saint-Saens; Faure; Hemsi et al. / Roberto Sawicki, violin

1 CD / Doron / 2012-09-06

Works: Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite, for full orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Déluge, op. 45; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Gabriel Fauré: Shylock, op. 57; Ber...
Performers: Sawicki, Roberto
Conductors: Sawicki, Roberto
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Lancy-Geneve

Famous Military and Concert Marches / Band of HM Royal Marines

1 CD / Heritage Masters / 2012-09-06

Works: Kenneth J. Alford: Colonel Bogey; Alfredo Javaloyes: El abanico; Louis Ganne: Marche Lorraine for brass ensemble; Hermann Starke: With Sword and Lance; Abe Holzmann: Blaze Away, for pops orchestra; J...
Conductors: Taylor, C.J.
Ensemble: ; Band of HM Royal Marines

A romp through the gamut of concert band marches - Sousa, Alford et al and some intriguing arrangements of marches from the core classical canon....continue...
Recording information: The National Dockyard Church, Chatham (10/1977)....continue...

Aedonis - Choral works by Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Barber, Banks / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Songs, Op. 68; Donald Skirvin: Songs of the Nightingale, for chorus; Yet, Love Endures, for chorus; English Traditional: Sweet Nightingale (Down in Those Valleys Below), fol...
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: The Esoterics

Named for the ancient Greek word for 'nightingale,' ÆDONIS is the fledgling men's ensemble of choral group The Esoterics. This debut CD features well-known compositions...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (02/24/2006); Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (06/04/2006); Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (07/19/2006...continue...

Organ Extravaganza! / - incl. Colonel Bogey, The Dam Busters, Tuba Tune, Penguins' Playtime et al. / Kevin Bowyer, organ

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-08-14

Works: Jeremy Nicholas: Toccata Giubiloso, for organ; Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Charles Williams: The Devil's Galop, ...
Performers: Bowyer, Kevin

18 memorable tunes composed or arranged for organ played on two renown English pipe organs. Favorites include The Dam Busters March, In A Party Mood,...continue...

Main Gauche - Pieces for the piano left hand by Blumenfeld, Bonimici, Debussy, Dubé, Foote, Moszkowski, Ponce, Sancan, Schubert et al / Jean Dubé: piano

1 CD / BNL / 2012-08-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Études (6) for piano, left hand, Op. 135; Alexander Scriabin: Pieces (2) for Piano left hand, Op. 9; Nocturne for piano in D flat major (for left hand alone), Op. 9/2; ...
Performers: Dube, Jean

Jean Dubé, 30 years old, is internationally recognized as one of the most important young pianists today, much appreciated for his musicality and power. He...continue...
Recording information: Studio Acoustique, Passavant (10/2011)....continue...

Beecham conducts - Berlioz: Corsaire Overture; Grieg: Old Norwegian Romance; D'indy: Enchanted Forest; Saint-Saëns: Sym. 3

1 CD / SOMM / 2012-08-14

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Edvard Grieg: Old Norwegian Romance with Variations for 2 Pianos, Op. 51; Vincent d'Indy: La Forêt Enchantée, symphonic legend after Uhland for...
Performers: Gamley, Douglas; McCall, Tom; Vaughan, Denis
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This long-awaited live performance, from the Royal Festival Hall in October 1954, joins SOMM's growing collection of unforgettable performances by a conductor who genuinely loved...continue...

French Cello Sonatas - works by Saint-Saens, Boelmann and Chopin / André Navarra, celli; Annie D'Arco and Erika Kilcher, piano

2 CD / Phaia Music / 2012-07-31

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in F major, Op. 123; Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 32; Léon Boëllmann: Sonata for cello & piano in A minor, Op. 40;...
Performers: D'Arco, Annie; Kilcher, Erika; Navarra, Andre

Saint-Saëns's Sonatas for violoncello belong to the most beautiful of French repertoire. At the beginning of the 1980's the legendary André Navarra presented a recording...continue...

The Israeli Chamber Project, Opus 1 - Saint-Saens, Martinu, Debussy and Bartok

1 CD / Azica / 2012-07-31

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantasie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124; Bohuslav Martinu: Musique de Chambre no 1 for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, harp & piano, H. 376; Matan Porat: Night Horses, for cla...
Performers: Cziger, Tibi; Korman, Michael; Magen, Sivan; Weisman, Assaff; Zorman, Itamar
Conductors:
Ensemble: Israeli Chamber Project

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Recording information: Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens College, New York; The Reci (2011-01-18_2011-01-19&2011-)....continue...

Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Music in the World

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Goldberg Variations; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Camille Sain...

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Opera Arias - Nessum Dorma; Casta Diva; O Mio Babbino Caro et al. / Pavarotti, Sutherland, Tebaldi

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La traviata; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Alfredo Catalani: ...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Cross, Richard; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Popp, Lucia; Sutherland, Joan,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Cleva, Fausto; Varviso, Silvio; Kertész, István; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Lewis, Henry; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin

Opera has it all - the radiant melodies, comic characters, rousing choruses and far-fetched plots. This stirring collection includes the most famous highlights from this...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; Piano Concerto No. 2 / Peter Hurford, organ; Pascal Rogé, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Performers: Hurford, Peter; Roge, Pascal
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Saint-Saens said of his magnum opus, "I gave everything to it I was able to give. What I have here accomplished, I will never achieve...continue...

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

Violin Rarities - Telemann: 12 Fantasias; Anton Rubinstein: Violin Sonatas 1-4; Saint-Saens: Violin Sonatas 1-2 / Robert Murray, violin

4 CD / Raven Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Sonata for violin & piano no 1 in G major, Op. 13; Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in A minor, Op. 19; Sonata for violin & piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 98; Sonata for cello & piano no ...
Performers: Abbott-Kirk, Jane [Piano]; Graham, Daniel; Murray, Robert

Violinist Robert Murray is acclaimed for his brilliant technique and musical insight as a concert violinist. He is concertmaster of the Amici della Musica Chamber...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Rhapsodies sur des Cantiques Bretons; O Salutaris Hostia; Sarabande; Élévation; Fantaisie/ Andrew-John Smith, organ

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-07-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Rapsodies (3) sur des cantiques bretons, Op. 7; Deux Pièces; O Salutaris hostia, chorale prelude for organ (after Henry DuMont's motet); Offertoire (Sarabande), for o...
Performers: Bending, Adrian; Smith, Andrew-John

This third volume completes Andrew-John Smith's series of Saint- Saëns' organ music, which has been praised for the compelling brilliance of the performances, the inspired...continue...
Recording information: La Madeleine, Paris, France....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; Poulenc: Organ Concerto in G minor / Thomas Trotter, organ

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-07-10

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Volmer, Arvo
Ensemble: Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra

This common coupling of the two greatest symphonic works for organ and orchestra is distinguished by dramatic live performances from both soloist and orchestra captured...continue...
Recording information: Auckland Town Hall (03/25/2010/03/27/2010)....continue...

Bach, Geminiani, Bartok: Violin Sonatas / Philippe Hirshhorn

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Francesco Geminiani: Sonata for violin & continuo no 9 in C minor, Op. 4/9; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin solo, Sz ...

Shadi Torbey, David Miller, Lionel Lhote, Daniel Blumenthal

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Déodat de Sévérac: Le roi a fait battre tambour for voice & piano; Anonymous, French: Le Roi Renaud (15th century); Giacomo Meyerbeer: La Chanson de Maître Floh, song for voice & ...
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Lionel Lhote; Miller, David [Piano]; Shadi Torbey

This release features two prize winners from the 2004 Queen Elizabeth Music Competition perform songs and song cycles by French composers....continue...

Jongen: Symphonie Concertante; Saint-Saens: Symphony no 3 / Olivier Latry, organ

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Joseph Jongen: Symphonie Concertante, for organ & orchestra, Op. 81; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Latry, Olivier
Conductors: Rophé, Pascal
Ensemble: Liege Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

A Musical Journey: France - Brittany & Normandy / Saint-Saens; Franck [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; César Franck: Prélude, choral, et fugue, for piano, M. 21; Camille Saint-Saëns: Romance for Violin and Orchestra...

The Places: Brittany and Normandy, in Northern France, have a character all their own, preserving, as they do, ancient Celtic traditions in a countryside bounded...continue...
Run Time: 55 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo 2.0
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Alla Marcia - works by Hanson, Sibelius, Sousa, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Coates / US Air Force Band of the Golden Gate

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-06-26

Works: Howard Hanson: March Carillon; Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March, Op. 228; John Philip Sousa: The Gladiator, march for band; The Bride Elect March, march for band...
Performers: U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden Gate
Conductors: Chevallard, Philip C.
Ensemble: US Air Force Band of the Golden Gate

Recorded by the Air Force Band of the Golden Gate, Alla Marcia contains a series of marches for band. No other musical genre packs as...continue...
Recording information: Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockto (03/1989)....continue...

Cricket & Snail At The Theatre

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-06-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute; Yann Tiersen: Amélie; Émile Carrara: Mon Amant de Saint-Jean; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson & Dalilah; Klezmer Traditional: Wedding Freylach, fo...
Performers: Cricket & Snail
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cricket & Snail

German Mass - Sacred works by Schubert, Cornelius, Distler, Mauersberger, Saint-Saens / Ensemble Nobiles

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-06-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Deutsche Messe; Paul Heller: Kyrie eleison, for chorus; Kurt Thomas: Mitten wir im Leben sind, for chorus; Peter Cornelius: Trauerchöre (4) for male chorus, Op 9; Moritz Hauptman...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Nobiles

The five former choristers of the famed St. Thomas Church choir in Leipzig present a recording of Franz Schubert's German Mass and skillfully round off...continue...
Recording information: Versöhnungskirche, Leipzig, Germany (2011-09-06_2011-09-10&2012-)....continue...

Saint-Saëns, Loevendie, Ravel: Piano Trios / Van Baerle Trio

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello no 1 in F major, Op. 18; Theo Loevendie: Ackermusik, for violin, cello & piano; Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor
Conductors:
Ensemble: Van Baerle Trio (Piano Trio)

The Van Baerle Trio has built a rich history in its few years of existence, and the biggest step in the trio's development came when...continue...
Recording information: Philipszaal, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (08/19/2011-08/21/2011)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 1; Cello Concerto No. 1; La Muse et la Poete / Pavel Gomziakov, cello

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: La muse et le poète, for violin, cello & piano (or orchestra), Op. 132; Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Symphony no 1 in E flat major, Op. 2
Performers: Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Gomziakov, Pavel
Conductors: Fujioka, Sachio; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]
Ensemble: ; Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra

The Onyx début of distinguished violinist and conductor Augustin Dumay focuses on the music of Camille Saint-Saëns. The composer's popular first Cello Concerto is coupled...continue...

Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila à l'église / La Lyre Sérophique

1 CD / Hortus / 2012-06-12

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Rapsodies (3) sur des cantiques bretons, Op. 7; Ave Maria, motet for 2 altos & organ in A major; Elévation, ou Communion, for organ or harmonium in E major, Op. 13; Ave...
Performers: Genvrin, Vincent; Masset, Francoise
Conductors: Genvrin, Vincent
Ensemble: La Lyre Sérophique

The motets for solo voices by Camille Saint-Saëns represent a little known, yet quite engaging, aspect of his work. Written for the church of the...continue...

Classics for Your Wedding

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 2; Hunt Cantata, BWV 208; Toccata & Fugue in D minor; Cantata...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Briggs, David; Capucon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Dessay, Natalie; Haidan, Delphine; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Krueger, Christopher; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Parrott, Andrew; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; Fischer, György; Paavo, Järvi; Muti, Riccardo; Ericson, Eric; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Christie, Wi...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Arts Florissants; Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Choosing the right music for your wedding is one of the most important decisions a bride and groom have to make before getting married. It...continue...

Violinist Steven Staryk: A Retrospective, Vol. 1 / Concertos by Paganini, Beethoven, Mozart, Shostakovich; Saint-Saens: Intro. Et Rondo Capriccioso

2 CD / Centaur / 2012-06-02

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: C...
Performers: Staryk, Steven
Conductors: Michael, Herman; Haitink, Bernard; Avison, John; Gamley, Douglas; Davis, Andrew

Recording information: 1961-1986....continue...

Great Czech Conductors: Martin Turnovsky - Works by Martinu, Ibert, Hindemith, Myslivecek, Bizet

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-06-02

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony no 4; Concertino for cello, wind & brass ensemble, percussion & piano in C minor, H. 143; Ricercari (3) for orchestra, H. 267; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for cello & 10 wind i...
Performers: Cerny, Ladislav; Hurnik, Ilja; Jásek, Ladislav; Navarra, André; Stepan, Pavel
Conductors: Turnovsky, Martin
Ensemble: ; Chamber Harmony; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Paradoxically, a greater opportunity to witness the artistry of the remarkable Czech conductor Martin Turnovsky, whose teachers included Karel Ancerl and George Szell, has been...continue...

Brass & Organ: Feel the Sound!

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-05-29

Works: Andrew Wolfe: Overture for a New Day, for brass ensemble & organ; They Gave All, for brass ensemble & organ; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; Camille Saint...
Performers: Galema, Joseph
Conductors: Singleton, Kenneth;
Ensemble: Denver Brass; Lamont Brass Ensemble (Brass Ensemble)

Recording information: Bethany Lutheran Church, Cherry Hills Village (11/11/2011-11/13/2011)....continue...

Frederica von Stade in Duets, Arias, Scenes & Songs

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Botschaft ("Nelken wind ich und Jasmin"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liedersp; Das Glück (" Vöglein vom Zweig"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album...
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brehm, Alvin; de Peyer, Gervase; Glickman, Loren; Katz, Martin; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Lesser, Laurence; Maria, Joel Del; Phillips, Daniel; Schwarz, G...
Conductors: Bernardi, Mario; Davis, Andrew

Born in 1945, Frederica von Stade - who auditioned for the Met on a $50 bet - is considered one of the world's most accomplished...continue...
Recording information: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (08/1977/07/1978); National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada (08/1977/07/1978); Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (08/1977/07/1978); Columbia...continue...

Saint-Saens: Complete Symphonies / Bernard Gavoty, organ; Martinon

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony in A major; Symphony no 1 in E flat major, Op. 2; Symphony no 2 in A minor, Op. 55; Symphony in F major ("Urbs Roma"); Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Gavoty, Bernard
Conductors: Martinon, Jean
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National de l'ORTF

This complete symphonies of Saint-Saëns on 2 CD's is a most welcome set. Saint-Saëns' music, always extremely well crafted, delights in melodic richness, colorful orchestration...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2 / Geoffrey Burleson, piano

1 CD / Grand Piano / 2012-05-29

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: 3e Concerto, Op. 29; Suite for piano in F major, Op. 90; Allegro appassionato, for piano (also with orchestra ad lib) in C sharp minor, Op. 70; Thème varié, for pi...
Performers: Burleson, Geoffrey

A seminal figure in the history of French Romantic music, Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) was also one of the greatest keyboard prodigies of the past 200...continue...
Recording information: Patrych Sound Studios, The Bronx, New York, NY (10/2011)....continue...

For the Moment - Duos for two cellos by Boccherini, Flores, Albeniz, Boismortier, Kosma, Gliere et al. / Violoncello a deux

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-05-08

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Sonata in C; Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores: A la luz del Candil, tango song; Gabriel Koeppen: Jiddish Song, for cello duo; Édith Piaf: La vie en rose, song; Luis Teisseire: Cala...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Violoncello à Deux

A selection of colorful and well-known tunes in new arrangements for "violoncello à deux."...continue...
Recording information: MusicMakingPeople Studio, Düsseldorf, Germany (03/2011)....continue...

The GrauSchumacher Piano Duo - Transcriptions of works by J.S. Bach; Debussy; Saint-Saens; Mozart; Wagner; Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky; Ravel

1 CD / Neos Production / 2012-05-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 147; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Wolfgang A...
Performers: GrauSchumacher Piano Duo

Solo Harp: The Best of Yolanda Kondonassis / Pierne, Grandjany, Bach Salzedo et al.

1 CD / Azica / 2012-04-24

Works: Gabriel Pierné: Impromptu-caprice for Harp in A flat major, Op. 9; Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie, for harp, Op. 10; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite, BWV 996; Carlos Salzédo: Song in the Night; S...
Performers: Kondonassis, Yolanda [Harp]

Yolanda Kondonassis is celebrated as one of the world's premiere solo harpists. This "extraordinary virtuosa" has performed around the globe as a concerto soloist and...continue...

Patrie! Duets from French Romantic Opera by Halevy, Saint-Saens, Kosice , Gounod / Thébault, Pruvot

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Fromental Halévy: Charles VI; Camille Saint-Saëns: Henry VIII; Jules Massenet: Eve; Le Mage; Charles Gounod: Polyeucte; Emile Paladilhe: Patrie!; Ambroise Thomas: Le Caïd
Performers: Pruvot, Pierre-Yves; Thébault, Hjördis
Conductors: Talpain, Didier
Ensemble: ; Kosice Philharmonic Orchestra

The keyboard sonatas of C.P.E. Bach (1714 - 1788) bear hallmarks of a composer who lived through a significant moment in musical history: he composed...continue...
Recording information: Slovak State Philharmonic Hall, Kosice, Slovakia (04/16/2010-04/18/2010)....continue...

Liebesfreud & Liebesleid: Encores for Cello by Sarasate, Rachmaninov, Saint-Saens, Massenet et al. / Michael Hell, cello; Micaela Gelius, piano

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-04-24

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Camille Saint-Saëns: Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43; Carnival of the animals; Jules Masse...
Performers: Gelius, Micaela; Hell, Michael

"This CD has at last given me the opportunity to record my favorite encore pieces. After concerts, friends have often asked me to do so...continue...
Recording information: Franz-Liszt-Zentrum, Raiding, Burgenland, Austria (04/2011)....continue...

Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6; Liszt, Saint-Saens / Behzod Abduraimov, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-04-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Sergey Prokofiev: Four Pieces, Op. 4; Sonata for Piano no 6 in A major, Op. 82; Franz Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude...
Performers: Abduraimov, Behzod

The debut recording from the superb young pianist, who, at the age of just eighteen, won a sensational victory in the 2009 London International Piano...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (06/28/2011-07/01/2011)....continue...

We Capture the Feeling: Sampler and Audio Set-Up Disc

1 CD / Fidelio Music / 2012-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Jule Styne: I Fall in Love Too Easily, song (for the film "Anchors Away!"); Stanley Myers: The Greek Tycoon, film score; Sammy Fain: That Old Feeling (first use...
Performers: Arel, Gaston [Organ]; Barney, Melanie; Belanger, Antoine; Belanger, Guy; Belanger, Vincent; Brekoulias, P. [Composer]; Jean-Pascal Hamelin [Piano, Conductor]; Paradimitriou, D.; Smith, Doreen [Vocals]
Conductors: ; Hamelin, Jean-Pascal
Ensemble: ; Maânouche Swing Quintet

Fidelio's best recordings sampler and audio system setup CD. This CD is designed to properly test, adjust and set up audio systems. The first section...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Septet for Trumpet / André, Beroff, Collard, Debost

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Septet for piano, trumpet, string quartet & bass in E flat major, Op. 65
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Beroff, Michel; Cazauran, Jacques; Cipriani, Guy-Joel; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Debost, Michel; Desurmont, Claude; Moglia, Alain; Perotin, Gerard
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio à Cordes Français

Camille Saint-Saëns originally wrote his humorous suite "The Carnival of the Animals" for private performance to a group of friends, but today it is one...continue...
Recording information: Paris (03/01/1977/03/02/1977)....continue...

Bassoon Kaleidoscope - works by Rossini, Boddecker, Saint-Saens, Dubois et al. / Bram van Sambeek, bassoon

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Phillip Friedrich Böddecker: Sonata sopra La Monica, for bassoon & organ (from Sacra Partitura); Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for bassoon & piano,...
Performers: Bosdijk, Joost; Corver, Ellen; de Gidts, Marijn Korff; Elias, Izhar; Majoor, Maria-Paula; Schneemann, Marieke; Stotijn, Rick; van Sambeek, Bram

This program showcases the many colors and moods that the bassoon is ideally suited to creating. The music ranges from the early Baroque sonata of...continue...
Recording information: De Doelen, Rotterdam (04/20/2011-04/23/2011)....continue...

Great Romantic Symphonies - Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn Berlioz, Mahler et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Robert Schu...
Performers: Szabo, Imrich
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Wit, Antoni; Seifried, Reinhard; Talmi, Yoav; Tintner, Georg; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Benzi, Roberto; Kosler, Zdenek

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Works for Bassoon & Piano by Bozza, Boutry, Francaix, Saint-Saens, Tansman et al. / Rodion Tolmachev, bassoon; Midori Kitagawa, piano

1 CD / MD&G / 2012-04-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for bassoon & piano, in G major, Op. 168; Eugène Bozza: Nocturne-Danse; Recit, Sicillenne et Rondo, for bassoon & piano; Roger Boutry: Interférences for bas...
Performers: Kitagawa, Midori; Tolmachev, Rodion

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
He has won several international competitions and now plays in St Petersburg at the Mariinsky Theater. While it is...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (08/22/2011-08/24/2011)....continue...

Classical Moods

1 CD / Signature / 2012-04-24

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 5...

Great Violin Concertos - Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Spohr, Paganini, Lalo et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Wolfgan...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Keylin, Misha; Kraggerud, Henning; Lamsma, Simone; Nishizaki, Takako; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Gallois, Patrick; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Leaper, Adrian; Engeset, Bjarte

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

With String & Pipe

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-04-17

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Andante for Violin and Piano in B flat major, Op. 75; Erik Gustafson: This Is the Truth Sent from Above, for voice, cello & organ; Into the Light, for cello & organ; Sergey Rachma...
Performers: Huff, Harrylyn; O'Brien, Rebecca; Ou, Sam [Cello]; Repetto, Adriana

Recording information: Old South Church, Boston, MA (2011-03-12&2011-03-19&2011-)....continue...