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Saint-Saëns: Piano Works, Paraphrases & Transcriptions, Vol. 2 / Gray
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Saint-Saëns: Piano Works, Paraphrases & Transcriptions, Vol. 2 / Gray

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Composer
Camille Saint-Saens
Artist
Antony Gray
Format
CD
Label
Divine Art
Released
Jan 14, 2022
Catalog #
DDA21236
UPC
809730123627

About

Saint-Saëns excelled as a composer, conductor, pianist and organist – his composition output is enormous, reaching over 160 titles of which many are substantial – operas, ballets, symphonies – yet today much of his work remains neglected and he is known by a few works only: the Organ Symphony, Samson et Dalila, Danse Macabre and Carnival of the Animals. His original piano pieces are generally light ‘salon’ works but are nonetheless delightful and well formed. His major contribution to the piano works is the equally neglected body of transcriptions (of his own works and those of others) where he was sadly eclipsed by the more outgoing and promotion-minded Franz Liszt. This album and its companion include a number of first recordings, introducing a large body of keyboard gems to a new audience. Volume 2 is divided into two sections: transcriptions from Cantata and Oratorio and original ‘occasional pieces,’ transcriptions of two works by Luis de Milan and the Douze Transcriptions (of which there 13!) of works by J. S. Bach. Antony Gray is a London-based Australian pianist and teacher with numerous acclaimed recordings to his name on ABC and other labels including a 3-album set of Bach transcriptions and a 5-album set containing the entire piano output of Poulenc. He has premiered many new pieces written for him and has often appeared on radio in the UK and Australia.

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Le déluge, Op. 45: Prelude (version for solo piano) 06:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    Le déluge, Op. 45: Prelude (version for solo piano)
    Duration
    06:57
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  3. 2 Sérénade, Op. 15 (version for solo piano) 04:29
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sérénade, Op. 15 (version for solo piano)
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  4. 3 La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, Part II: Chants de la fete de Paques (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano) 07:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, Part II: Chants de la fete de Paques (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  5. 4 Improvisation in A Major 02:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    Improvisation in A Major
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  6. 5 12 Klavierstücke, Op. 85: No. 12. Abendlied (arr. C. Saint-Saens) 03:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    12 Klavierstücke, Op. 85: No. 12. Abendlied (arr. C. Saint-Saens)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  7. 6 Improvisation sur la Beethoven-Cantate de Liszt 16:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    Improvisation sur la Beethoven-Cantate de Liszt
    Duration
    16:09
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  8. 7 Bagatelle No. 1 03:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    Bagatelle No. 1
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  9. 8 Bagatelle No. 2 02:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    Bagatelle No. 2
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  10. 9 Berceuse in E Major, Op. 105 03:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    Berceuse in E Major, Op. 105
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  11. 10 Paraphrase sur Gallia de Gounod 12:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    Paraphrase sur Gallia de Gounod
    Duration
    12:34
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  12. Disc 2
  13. 1 No. 1 in D Major 03:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in D Major
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  14. 2 No. 2 in G Minor 03:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2 in G Minor
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  15. 3 Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Sinfonia (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano) 04:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Sinfonia (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  16. 4 Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: I. Adagio (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano) 05:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: I. Adagio (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  17. 5 Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8: I. Andantino (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano) 05:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8: I. Andantino (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  18. 6 Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Bourree (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano) 03:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Bourree (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  19. 7 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano) 05:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  20. 8 Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35: V. Presto (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano) 03:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35: V. Presto (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  21. 9 Denn du wirst meine Seele, BWV 15: Introduction - Auf, freue dich, Seele (attrib. to J.L. Bach) (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano) 02:51
    Track
    9
    Title
    Denn du wirst meine Seele, BWV 15: Introduction - Auf, freue dich, Seele (attrib. to J.L. Bach) (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  22. 10 II. Fuga 07:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Fuga
    Duration
    07:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  23. 11 III. Largo 03:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  24. 12 Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30, Part I: Der Herold kommt - Aria: Kommt, ihr angefochtne (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano) 02:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30, Part I: Der Herold kommt - Aria: Kommt, ihr angefochtne (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  25. 13 Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano) 03:07
    Track
    13
    Title
    Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  26. 14 Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36: Auch mit gedampften, schwachen Stimmen (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano) 02:57
    Track
    14
    Title
    Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36: Auch mit gedampften, schwachen Stimmen (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray
  27. 15 Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30, Part II: Freue dich, geheilgte Schar (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano) 02:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30, Part II: Freue dich, geheilgte Schar (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Antony Gray