Saint-Saëns, Vol. 4: Harmonium Duos on Accordion & Piano / Milivojević, Callaghan

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Label
Nimbus
Release Date
February 3, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • PERFORMER
      Milos Milivojevic, Simon Callaghan
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 03, 2023
    • UPC
      0710357811128
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      NI8111
    • LABEL
      Nimbus
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 36

      Composer: Alexandre Guilmant

      Performer: Miloš Milivojević, Simon Callaghan

    2. Pastorale, Op. 26

      Composer: Alexandre Guilmant

      Performer: Miloš Milivojević, Simon Callaghan

    3. 6 Duos, Op. 8: No. 5. Scherzo

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Miloš Milivojević, Simon Callaghan

    4. Prelude, fugue et variation in B Minor, Op. 18, M. 30 (version for piano and accordion)

      Composer: César Franck

      Performer: Miloš Milivojević, Simon Callaghan

    5. 6 Duos, Op. 8: No. 4. Capriccio

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Miloš Milivojević, Simon Callaghan

    6. Prière in F Major, Op. 16 No. 2 (version for harmonium and piano)

      Composer: Alexandre Guilmant

      Performer: Miloš Milivojević, Simon Callaghan

    7. 6 Duos, Op. 8: No. 3. Choral

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Miloš Milivojević, Simon Callaghan

    8. Final alla Schumann, Op. 83 (version for harmonium and piano)

      Composer: Alexandre Guilmant

      Performer: Miloš Milivojević, Simon Callaghan

    9. No. 2. Cavatina

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Miloš Milivojević, Simon Callaghan

    10. No. 1. Fantasia e Fuga

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Miloš Milivojević, Simon Callaghan

    11. Élégie fugue, Op. 44

      Composer: Alexandre Guilmant

      Performer: Miloš Milivojević, Simon Callaghan

    12. 6 Duos, Op. 8: No. 6. Finale

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Miloš Milivojević, Simon Callaghan


The rise in popularity of the harmonium in the second half of the nineteenth century brought with it a large repertoire of chamber music, especially in France, where the instrument had been developed and refined. The combination of harmonium with piano was an especially popular one. As well as original compositions, the harmonium attracted composers making arrangements for reduced forces. The accordion, taking the role of the harmonium on these recordings, produces sound in a near identical way – air passes over vibrating free reeds made of metal.

Dr. David Jones writes: "it is the performers’ hope that the subtle shift from the 19th century French harmonium to a modern classical accordion will enable these delightful pieces to be performed more often and to gain the widest possible audience."