Composer: Charles Camille Saint-Saëns
Orchestra: Utah Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Thierry Fischer
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68223
Release: 2019
Size: 1.34 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 2
01. I. Adagio – Allegro
02. II. Marche-Scherzo: Allegretto scherzando
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Finale: Allegro maestoso
Le carnaval des animaux
05. I. Introduction et marche royale du lion
06. II. Poules et coqs
07. III. Hémiones (animaux véloces)
08. IV. Tortues
09. V. L’éléphant
10. VI. Kangourous
11. VII. Aquarium
12. VIII. Personnages à longues oreilles
13. IX. Le coucou au fond des bois
14. X. Volière
15. XI. Pianistes
16. XII. Fossiles
17. XIII. Le cygne
18. XIV. Final
Symphony in A Major
19. I. Poco adagio – Allegro vivace
20. II. Larghetto
21. III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace – Trio
22. IV. Finale: Allegro molto – Presto
Don’t be fooled by those well-known portraits of Saint-Saëns the bearded éminence grise—the two symphonies recorded here are the work of the young Camille, spreading his compositional wings and displaying a technical fluency far beyond his teenage years. In between, a certain musical menagerie roars, clucks, brays and squawks for attention …