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Bizet, Gounod & Saint-Saens: Premieres Symphonies
$26.99
Details
- Composer
- Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Camille Saint-Saens
- Artist
- Orchestre philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Kazuki Yamada
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Alpha
- Released
- Oct 03, 2025
- Catalog #
- ALPHA1149
- UPC
- 3701624511497
About
Camille Saint-Saens was only fifteen years old when he composed his first symphony in 1850, which is known as his Symphony No. 0 - his official Symphony No. 1 would not arrive for another three years. Gounod was thirty-seven years old when his La nonne sanglante was removed from the repertoire of the Paris Opera by a new director; he swiftly restored his spirits by composing a symphony for the Societe des Jeunes Artistes in March 1855. Bizet, aged seventeen, began work on his Symphony in C major that same year. Gounod's symphony clearly influenced Bizet's work, as Bizet had just completed a transcription of it for piano four hands. This recording marks the beginning of a collaboration between the Alpha Classics label, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo and it's music director Kazuki Yamada, a great lover of the French symphonic repertoire and also music director of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra and the Seiji Ozawa International Academy.
Tracklist 12 tracks
- Disc 1
-
1 I. Allegro vivo 10:34
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro vivo
- Duration
- 10:34
- Composer
- Georges Bizet
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Kazuki Yamada
-
2 II. Adagio 09:03
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Adagio
- Duration
- 09:03
- Composer
- Georges Bizet
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Kazuki Yamada
-
3 III. Allegro vivace 06:51
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Allegro vivace
- Duration
- 06:51
- Composer
- Georges Bizet
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Kazuki Yamada
-
4 IV. Allegro vivace 09:06
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Allegro vivace
- Duration
- 09:06
- Composer
- Georges Bizet
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Kazuki Yamada
-
5 I. Allegro molto 06:40
- Track
- 5
- Title
- I. Allegro molto
- Duration
- 06:40
- Composer
- Charles Gounod
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Kazuki Yamada
-
6 II. Allegretto moderato 05:56
- Track
- 6
- Title
- II. Allegretto moderato
- Duration
- 05:56
- Composer
- Charles Gounod
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Kazuki Yamada
-
7 III. Scherzo: Non troppo presto 05:32
- Track
- 7
- Title
- III. Scherzo: Non troppo presto
- Duration
- 05:32
- Composer
- Charles Gounod
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Kazuki Yamada
-
8 IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro vivace 09:50
- Track
- 8
- Title
- IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro vivace
- Duration
- 09:50
- Composer
- Charles Gounod
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Kazuki Yamada
- Disc 2
-
1 I. Poco adagio 07:21
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Poco adagio
- Duration
- 07:21
- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Kazuki Yamada
-
2 II. — 09:06
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. —
- Duration
- 09:06
- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Kazuki Yamada
-
3 III. Allegro vivace 03:06
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Allegro vivace
- Duration
- 03:06
- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Kazuki Yamada
-
4 IV. Allegro molto 06:13
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Allegro molto
- Duration
- 06:13
- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Kazuki Yamada