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

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Divine Art
Release Date
January 14, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Camille Saint-Saens
    • PERFORMER
      Antony Gray
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 14, 2022
    • UPC
      809730123627
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DDA21236
    • LABEL
      Divine Art
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Le déluge, Op. 45: Prelude (version for solo piano)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Antony Gray

    2. Sérénade, Op. 15 (version for solo piano)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Antony Gray

    3. La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, Part II: Chants de la fete de Paques (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Performer: Antony Gray

    4. Improvisation in A Major

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Antony Gray

    5. 12 Klavierstücke, Op. 85: No. 12. Abendlied (arr. C. Saint-Saens)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Antony Gray

    6. Improvisation sur la Beethoven-Cantate de Liszt

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Antony Gray

    7. Bagatelle No. 1

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Antony Gray

    8. Bagatelle No. 2

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Antony Gray

    9. Berceuse in E Major, Op. 105

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Antony Gray

    10. Paraphrase sur Gallia de Gounod

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Antony Gray

    11. No. 1 in D Major

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Antony Gray

    12. No. 2 in G Minor

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Antony Gray

    13. Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Sinfonia (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray

    14. Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: I. Adagio (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray

    15. Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8: I. Andantino (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray

    16. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Bourree (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray

    17. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray

    18. Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35: V. Presto (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray

    19. Denn du wirst meine Seele, BWV 15: Introduction - Auf, freue dich, Seele (attrib. to J.L. Bach) (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray

    20. II. Fuga

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray

    21. III. Largo

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray

    22. Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30, Part I: Der Herold kommt - Aria: Kommt, ihr angefochtne (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray

    23. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray

    24. Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36: Auch mit gedampften, schwachen Stimmen (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray

    25. Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30, Part II: Freue dich, geheilgte Schar (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for solo piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Antony Gray


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.