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Saint-Saëns: Africa, Op. 89
Signum Classics

Saint-Saëns: Africa, Op. 89

$19.99

Details

Composer
SAINT-SAENS, CAMILLE
Artist
Simon
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Sep 20, 2019
Catalog #
SIGCD2162
UPC
635212216224

About

This album is one of a pair of distinctive Saint-Saëns recordings, made with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It features several rarely-recorded works, alongside the premiere recording of Saint-Saëns's arrangement for tenor and orchestra of the iconic Danse macabre - which was originally a song for voice and piano to a poem Henri Cazalis before it's expansion into a celebrated tone poem. Australian conductor Geoffrey Simon is resident in London and has appeared there with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra, and English Chamber Orchestra. Internationally he has appeared with the Adelaide, Atlanta, Israel, Moscow, and American Symphonies, among others. He is Music Director Emeritus of the Northwest Mahler Orchestra in Seattle, with which he has conducted the Mahler symphonic cycle and Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony. He is Consultant for Classical Special Projects for Arts Global, and has served as a jury member for Young Concert Artists, PianoTexas, Australian Cello Awards and Royal Over-Seas League.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Africa, Op. 89 11:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    Africa, Op. 89
    Duration
    11:08
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Gwendolyn Mok
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  2. 2 I. Entrée: Quasi adagio 00:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Entrée: Quasi adagio
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  3. 3 II. Allegro non troppo 02:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  4. 4 III. Modéré (sans lanteur) 03:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Modéré (sans lanteur)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  5. 5 IV. Molto allegro 01:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Molto allegro
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  6. 6 Jota aragonese, Op. 64 03:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    Jota aragonese, Op. 64
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  7. 7 Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Grand Fantasy (arr. A. Luigini) 13:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Grand Fantasy (arr. A. Luigini)
    Duration
    13:35
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Gwendolyn Mok
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  8. 8 Tarentelle, Op. 6 05:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    Tarentelle, Op. 6
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Susan Milan, James Campbell
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  9. 9 Sarabande 05:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sarabande
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Tina Gruenberg
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  10. 10 Rigaudon 03:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    Rigaudon
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Tina Gruenberg
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  11. 11 Danse macabre (version for voice and orchestra) 02:49
    Track
    11
    Title
    Danse macabre (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Anthony Roden
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  12. 12 Suite algérienne, Op. 60: IV. Marche militaire française 04:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    Suite algérienne, Op. 60: IV. Marche militaire française
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  13. 13 La muse et le poète, Op. 132 15:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    La muse et le poète, Op. 132
    Duration
    15:16
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Stephanie Chase, Robert Truman
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon
  14. 14 Ascanio: Act III, "Ballet": Divertissement No. 11: Finale: Les Déesses, Bacchantes, Naïades et Dryades 03:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    Ascanio: Act III, "Ballet": Divertissement No. 11: Finale: Les Déesses, Bacchantes, Naïades et Dryades
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Geoffrey Simon