Saint-Saëns: Africa, Op. 89

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
September 20, 2019
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SAINT-SAENS, CAMILLE
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      London Philharmonic Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Simon
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 20, 2019
    • UPC
      635212216224
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD2162
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Africa, Op. 89

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Gwendolyn Mok

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    2. I. Entrée: Quasi adagio

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    3. II. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    4. III. Modéré (sans lanteur)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    5. IV. Molto allegro

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    6. Jota aragonese, Op. 64

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    7. Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Grand Fantasy (arr. A. Luigini)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Gwendolyn Mok

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    8. Tarentelle, Op. 6

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Susan Milan, James Campbell

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    9. Sarabande

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Tina Gruenberg

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    10. Rigaudon

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Tina Gruenberg

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    11. Danse macabre (version for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Anthony Roden

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    12. Suite algérienne, Op. 60: IV. Marche militaire française

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    13. La muse et le poète, Op. 132

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Stephanie Chase, Robert Truman

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    14. Ascanio: Act III, "Ballet": Divertissement No. 11: Finale: Les Déesses, Bacchantes, Naïades et Dryades

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon


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.