Throughout much of his long, highly productive career, Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) occupied a dominant position in French music. Admired for his masterly command of orchestration and high standards of form, style, and workmanship, Saint-Saens wrote for the piano in an elegant, virtuoso style. In this volume, pianists and music lovers will find authoritative full-score editions of two of the composer's most popular piano concertos, works frequently performed since their premieres, and often recorded to this day: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22, and Piano Concerto...
Throughout much of his long, highly productive career, Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) occupied a dominant position in French music. Admired for hi...
Splendid compilation features a variety of the composer's best piano works, all reproduced from authoritative sources. Taking its title from the popular orchestral work "Danse Macabre" (presented here in the brilliant arrangement by Liszt), this collection also includes "Allegro appassionato," "Album" (consisting of six pieces), "Rhapsodie d'Auvergne," "Theme and Variations," plus six etudes, three waltzes, and six etudes for left hand alone. Introduction.
Splendid compilation features a variety of the composer's best piano works, all reproduced from authoritative sources. Taking its title from the popul...
This oratorio by a youthful Camille Saint-Saens was first performed by soloists, chorus and small string orchestra for the 1858 Christmas service at the Eglise de la Madeleine in Paris. The composer's colleague Eugene Gigout arranged the vocal score, which is presented here in a digitally-enhanced reprint of the one issued by G. Schirmer early in the 20th century. As with the other titles in this series, measure numbers have been added and rehearsal systems have been checked for compliance with the widely available orchestral parts sold by Kalmus. The large A4 size is quite convenient for...
This oratorio by a youthful Camille Saint-Saens was first performed by soloists, chorus and small string orchestra for the 1858 Christmas service at t...
Started in 1867 and first conceived of as an oratorio, Camille Saint-Saens completed his most famous opera in 1877 with the encouragement of Franz Liszt. It was Liszt who arranged to have the opera staged in Weimar. The story focuses around Dalila and her seduction of Samson to learn the secret of his strength. She is portrayed as a manipulative women bent on revenge. The Bacchanale, known more as a concert piece, is in act 3 and depicts the Priests of the temple in a wild savage dance after the capture of Samson. This new beautifully engraved score by Richard W. Sargeant, Jr. of one of...
Started in 1867 and first conceived of as an oratorio, Camille Saint-Saens completed his most famous opera in 1877 with the encouragement of Franz Lis...
Allegro Appassionato, Op.43, was composed by Camille Saint-SaEns for cello and piano in 1873 and later he realized the version for cello and orchestra (1876).
The work in its original form had its premiEre in February 1873 at a concert of the SociEtE Nationale de Musique with the cellist Jules-Bernard Laserre (1838-1906), to whom it was dedicated.
This transcription of Allegro Appassionato for flute and harp by Elia Guarneri Silvino and Monica Turoni is based on the cello and piano Durand's first edition (1875).
Allegro Appassionato, Op.43, was composed by Camille Saint-SaEns for cello and piano in 1873 and later he realized the version for cello and orches...
