Composer: Charles Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer: Fanny Clamagirand, Vanya Cohen
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574314
Release: 2021
Size: 1.01 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Danse macabre, Op. 40
02. La Jota Aragonese, Op. 64
Le Déluge, Op. 45
03. Prélude (Version for Violin & Piano)
04. Havanaise, Op. 83
05. Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28
06. Prière for cello & piano, Op. 158
07. Caprice andalou, Op. 122
Samson et Dalila
08. Printemps qui commence (Version for Violin & Piano)
Six Études Op. 52
09. No. 6. En forme de valse (Arr. E. Ysaÿe for Violin & Piano)
Saint-Saëns composed many original works for the violin. He also took the art of arrangement to new heights of refinement, believing his transcriptions were independent of their models, following the precedent of composers such as Liszt. This album presents early or alternative duo versions of some of Saint-Saëns’s most popular works, in which the declamatory style of the originals – such as the ever-popular Danse macabre or the habanera-infused Havanaise – is made more intimate and subtle. Composed for the exclusive use of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium in 1918, the Air de Dalila here receives its world premiere recording.