Camille Saint-Saens Edition | Warner 9029674604

Camille Saint-Saens Edition

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Label: Warner

Cat No: 9029674604

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 34

Release Date: 15th October 2021

Contents

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Partita for solo violin no.1 in B minor, BWV1002
» IV Bourree (arr. Saint-Saens)

Chopin, Frederic

Impromptu no.2 in F sharp major, op.36

Saint-Saens, Camille

Africa - fantasy for piano and orchestra, op.89
Allegro appassionato, op.70
Allegro appassionato in B minor, op.43
Bassoon Sonata in G major, op.168
Benediction nuptiale, op.9
Berceuse in B flat major, op.38
Caprice andalous in G major, op.122
Caprice sur des airs danois et russes, op.79
Caprice sur les airs de Ballet d'Alceste de Gluck (arr. Debussy)
Carnival of the Animals (arr. Carl Davis, Hiawyn Oram)
Carnival of the Animals (chamber version)
Carnival of the Animals
Cavatine, op.144
Cello Concerto no.1 in A minor, op.33 (arr. Nakariakov for flugelhorn)
Cello Concerto no.1 in A minor, op.33
Cello Sonata no.1 in C minor, op.32
Cello Sonata no.2 in F major, op.123
Choeurs (2), op.68
Clair de lune
Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, op.167
Cypres et Lauriers, op.156
Danse macabre (song)
Danse macabre, op.40 (arr. Edwin Lemare)
Danse macabre, op.40
El Desdichado
Elegie, op.143
Elegie, op.160
Elevation ou Communion in E major, op.13
Etienne Marcel: Ballet Music (trans. Debussy for piano duet)
Etudes (6), op.52
Etudes (6), op.111
Etudes (6) for the left hand, op.135
Extase
Fantaisie in A major, op.124
Fantaisie no.1 in E flat major
Fantaisie no.2 in D flat major, op.101
Fantaisie no.3 in C major, op.157
Fantasie for harp, op.95
Havanaise, op.83
Henry VIII
» O cruel souvenir! (Act 4)
Improvisations (7), op.150
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op.28 (arr. Debussy for 2 pianos)
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op.28 (arr. Georges Bizet)
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op.28
L'Attente
La Cloche
La Jeunesse d'Hercule, op.50
La Muse et le poete, op.132
La Princesse jaune (The Yellow Princess), op.30
» Overture
Le Lever de la lune
Le Pas d'armes du Roi Jean
Le Rouet d'Omphale, op.31
Le Timbre d'argent
» Le bonheur est chose legere
Le Vent dans la plaine
Les Cloches de la mer
Les Cloches du soir in E flat major, op.85 (arr. F. Ronchini)
Marche religieuse, op.107
Mazurka no.3 in B minor, op.66
Melodies persanes, op.26
» no.6 Tournoiement (Songe d'opium)
Menuet (Marquise, vous-en souvenez-vous)
Messe a 4 voix, op.4
Morceau de concert in F minor, op.94
Morceau de concert in G major, op.62
Morceau de concert in G major for harp and orchestra, op.154
Oboe Sonata in D major, op.166
Odelette in D major, op.162
Oratorio de Noel, op.12
» Tecum principium (arr. for piano trio)
Parysatis
» Le Rossignol et la Rose
Pastorale
Phaeton, op.39
Piano Concerto no.1 in D major, op.17
Piano Concerto no.2 in G minor, op.22
Piano Concerto no.3 in E flat major, op.29
Piano Concerto no.4 in C minor, op.44
Piano Concerto no.5 in F major, op.103 'Egyptian'
Piano Quartet in B flat major, op.41
Piano Quintet in A minor, op.14
Piano Trio no.1 in F major, op.18
Piano Trio no.2 in E minor, op.92
Preludes and Fugues (3), op.99
Preludes and Fugues (3), op.109
Prelude to 'Le Deluge', op.45
Priere for cello and piano, op.158
Reverie
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne for piano and orchestra, op.73
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne for solo piano, op.73
Rhapsodies (3) sur des cantiques bretons, op.7
Romance in C major, op.48
Romance in D flat major, op.37 (trans. flute)
Romance in D flat major, op.37
Romance in D major, op.51
Romance in F major, op.36
Saltarelle, op.74
Samson et Dalila, op.47 (highlights)
Samson et Dalila, op.47
Scherzo in B major for 2 pianos, op.87
Septet in E flat major, op.65
Si vous n'avez rien a me dire
Sonnet
Spartacus
String Quartet no.1 in E minor, op.112
String Quartet no.2 in G major, op.153
Suite algerienne, op.60
Suite for cello and piano, op.16
» Serenade
Suite in D major for orchestra, op.49
Symphony in A major
Symphony in F major 'Urbs Roma'
Symphony no.1 in E flat major, op.2
Symphony no.2 in A minor, op.55 (trans. Debussy for piano duet)
Symphony no.2 in A minor, op.55
Symphony no.3 in C minor, op.78 'Organ Symphony'
Tableaux symphoniques (3) d'apres La Foi, op.130
Tarentelle in A minor, op.6
Une flute invisible
Une nuit a Lisbonne, op.63
Valse caprice for piano and strings, op.76 'Wedding Cake'
Valse gaie, op.139
Valse mignonne in E flat major, op.104
Valse nonchalante, op.110
Violin Concerto no.1 in A major, op.20
Violin Concerto no.2 in C major, op.58
Violin Concerto no.3 in B minor, op.61
Violin Sonata no.1 in D minor, op.75
Violin Sonata no.2 in E flat major, op.102
Violons dans le soir

Artists

Victoria de los Angeles
Ernest Blanc
Helene Bouvier
Maria Callas
Enrique Caruso
Natalie Dessay
Jose van Dam
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Veronique Gens
Rita Gorr
Philippe Jaroussky
Felicity Lott
Jose Luccioni
Christa Ludwig
Lily Pons
Georges Thill
Ninon Vallin
Jon Vickers
Marie-Claire Alain
Maurice Andre
Michel Beroff
Frank Braley
Gautier Capucon
Renaud Capucon
Bertrand Chamayou
Olivier Charlier
Aldo Ciccolini
Jean-Philippe Collard
Alfred Cortot
Nicholas Daniel
Jeanne-Marie Darre
Michel Debost
Francois-Rene Duchable
Maurice Durufle
Osian Ellis
Jascha Heifetz
Ulf Hoelscher
Stephen Hough
Jean Hubeau
Marie-Pierre Langlamet
Lily Laskine
Olivier Latry
Henry Merckel
Sabine Meyer
Edgar Moreau
Sergei Nakariakov
Andre Navarra
Marielle Nordmann
John Ogdon
Maria de la Pau
Itzhak Perlman
Roland Pidoux
Jacqueline du Pre
Mstislav Rostropovich
Daniel Roth
Camille Saint-Saens
Alexandre Tharaud
Jacques Thibaud
Paul Tortelier
Radovan Vlatkovic
Groupe instrumental de Paris
Quatuor Kandinsky
Quatuor Pascal
Quatuor Viotti
Le Trio a cordes francais
Choeurs du Theatre National de l’Opera de Paris
Choeurs Rene Duclos
Ensemble vocal Audite Nova
Ensemble vocal de Lausanne
Ensemble vocal Jean Sourisse
The King’s Singers City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Pasdeloup
Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
Orchestre de Paris
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Orchestre du Theatre National de l’Opera de Paris
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise
Orchestre National de l’ORTF
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Les Talens Lyriques

Conductors

Vladimir Ashkenazy
John Barbirolli
Ernest Bour
Lionel Bringuier
Gustave Cloez
Andre Cluytens
Piero Coppola
Michel Corboz
Carl Davis
Pierre Dervaux
Louis Fourestier
Jean Fournet
Louis Fremaux
Carlo Maria Giulini
Daniel Harding
Jean-Jacques Kantorow
Jean Martinon
Charles Munch
Michel Plasson
Georges Pretre
Andre Previn
Christophe Rousset
Saulius Sondeckis
Jean Sourisse

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Partita for solo violin no.1 in B minor, BWV1002
» IV Bourree (arr. Saint-Saens)

Chopin, Frederic

Impromptu no.2 in F sharp major, op.36

Saint-Saens, Camille

Africa - fantasy for piano and orchestra, op.89
Allegro appassionato, op.70
Allegro appassionato in B minor, op.43
Bassoon Sonata in G major, op.168
Benediction nuptiale, op.9
Berceuse in B flat major, op.38
Caprice andalous in G major, op.122
Caprice sur des airs danois et russes, op.79
Caprice sur les airs de Ballet d'Alceste de Gluck (arr. Debussy)
Carnival of the Animals (arr. Carl Davis, Hiawyn Oram)
Carnival of the Animals (chamber version)
Carnival of the Animals
Cavatine, op.144
Cello Concerto no.1 in A minor, op.33 (arr. Nakariakov for flugelhorn)
Cello Concerto no.1 in A minor, op.33
Cello Sonata no.1 in C minor, op.32
Cello Sonata no.2 in F major, op.123
Choeurs (2), op.68
Clair de lune
Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, op.167
Cypres et Lauriers, op.156
Danse macabre (song)
Danse macabre, op.40 (arr. Edwin Lemare)
Danse macabre, op.40
El Desdichado
Elegie, op.143
Elegie, op.160
Elevation ou Communion in E major, op.13
Etienne Marcel: Ballet Music (trans. Debussy for piano duet)
Etudes (6), op.52
Etudes (6), op.111
Etudes (6) for the left hand, op.135
Extase
Fantaisie in A major, op.124
Fantaisie no.1 in E flat major
Fantaisie no.2 in D flat major, op.101
Fantaisie no.3 in C major, op.157
Fantasie for harp, op.95
Havanaise, op.83
Henry VIII
» O cruel souvenir! (Act 4)
Improvisations (7), op.150
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op.28 (arr. Debussy for 2 pianos)
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op.28 (arr. Georges Bizet)
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op.28
L'Attente
La Cloche
La Jeunesse d'Hercule, op.50
La Muse et le poete, op.132
La Princesse jaune (The Yellow Princess), op.30
» Overture
Le Lever de la lune
Le Pas d'armes du Roi Jean
Le Rouet d'Omphale, op.31
Le Timbre d'argent
» Le bonheur est chose legere
Le Vent dans la plaine
Les Cloches de la mer
Les Cloches du soir in E flat major, op.85 (arr. F. Ronchini)
Marche religieuse, op.107
Mazurka no.3 in B minor, op.66
Melodies persanes, op.26
» no.6 Tournoiement (Songe d'opium)
Menuet (Marquise, vous-en souvenez-vous)
Messe a 4 voix, op.4
Morceau de concert in F minor, op.94
Morceau de concert in G major, op.62
Morceau de concert in G major for harp and orchestra, op.154
Oboe Sonata in D major, op.166
Odelette in D major, op.162
Oratorio de Noel, op.12
» Tecum principium (arr. for piano trio)
Parysatis
» Le Rossignol et la Rose
Pastorale
Phaeton, op.39
Piano Concerto no.1 in D major, op.17
Piano Concerto no.2 in G minor, op.22
Piano Concerto no.3 in E flat major, op.29
Piano Concerto no.4 in C minor, op.44
Piano Concerto no.5 in F major, op.103 'Egyptian'
Piano Quartet in B flat major, op.41
Piano Quintet in A minor, op.14
Piano Trio no.1 in F major, op.18
Piano Trio no.2 in E minor, op.92
Preludes and Fugues (3), op.99
Preludes and Fugues (3), op.109
Prelude to 'Le Deluge', op.45
Priere for cello and piano, op.158
Reverie
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne for piano and orchestra, op.73
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne for solo piano, op.73
Rhapsodies (3) sur des cantiques bretons, op.7
Romance in C major, op.48
Romance in D flat major, op.37 (trans. flute)
Romance in D flat major, op.37
Romance in D major, op.51
Romance in F major, op.36
Saltarelle, op.74
Samson et Dalila, op.47 (highlights)
Samson et Dalila, op.47
Scherzo in B major for 2 pianos, op.87
Septet in E flat major, op.65
Si vous n'avez rien a me dire
Sonnet
Spartacus
String Quartet no.1 in E minor, op.112
String Quartet no.2 in G major, op.153
Suite algerienne, op.60
Suite for cello and piano, op.16
» Serenade
Suite in D major for orchestra, op.49
Symphony in A major
Symphony in F major 'Urbs Roma'
Symphony no.1 in E flat major, op.2
Symphony no.2 in A minor, op.55 (trans. Debussy for piano duet)
Symphony no.2 in A minor, op.55
Symphony no.3 in C minor, op.78 'Organ Symphony'
Tableaux symphoniques (3) d'apres La Foi, op.130
Tarentelle in A minor, op.6
Une flute invisible
Une nuit a Lisbonne, op.63
Valse caprice for piano and strings, op.76 'Wedding Cake'
Valse gaie, op.139
Valse mignonne in E flat major, op.104
Valse nonchalante, op.110
Violin Concerto no.1 in A major, op.20
Violin Concerto no.2 in C major, op.58
Violin Concerto no.3 in B minor, op.61
Violin Sonata no.1 in D minor, op.75
Violin Sonata no.2 in E flat major, op.102
Violons dans le soir

Artists

Victoria de los Angeles
Ernest Blanc
Helene Bouvier
Maria Callas
Enrique Caruso
Natalie Dessay
Jose van Dam
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Veronique Gens
Rita Gorr
Philippe Jaroussky
Felicity Lott
Jose Luccioni
Christa Ludwig
Lily Pons
Georges Thill
Ninon Vallin
Jon Vickers
Marie-Claire Alain
Maurice Andre
Michel Beroff
Frank Braley
Gautier Capucon
Renaud Capucon
Bertrand Chamayou
Olivier Charlier
Aldo Ciccolini
Jean-Philippe Collard
Alfred Cortot
Nicholas Daniel
Jeanne-Marie Darre
Michel Debost
Francois-Rene Duchable
Maurice Durufle
Osian Ellis
Jascha Heifetz
Ulf Hoelscher
Stephen Hough
Jean Hubeau
Marie-Pierre Langlamet
Lily Laskine
Olivier Latry
Henry Merckel
Sabine Meyer
Edgar Moreau
Sergei Nakariakov
Andre Navarra
Marielle Nordmann
John Ogdon
Maria de la Pau
Itzhak Perlman
Roland Pidoux
Jacqueline du Pre
Mstislav Rostropovich
Daniel Roth
Camille Saint-Saens
Alexandre Tharaud
Jacques Thibaud
Paul Tortelier
Radovan Vlatkovic
Groupe instrumental de Paris
Quatuor Kandinsky
Quatuor Pascal
Quatuor Viotti
Le Trio a cordes francais
Choeurs du Theatre National de l’Opera de Paris
Choeurs Rene Duclos
Ensemble vocal Audite Nova
Ensemble vocal de Lausanne
Ensemble vocal Jean Sourisse
The King’s Singers City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Pasdeloup
Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
Orchestre de Paris
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Orchestre du Theatre National de l’Opera de Paris
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise
Orchestre National de l’ORTF
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Les Talens Lyriques

Conductors

Vladimir Ashkenazy
John Barbirolli
Ernest Bour
Lionel Bringuier
Gustave Cloez
Andre Cluytens
Piero Coppola
Michel Corboz
Carl Davis
Pierre Dervaux
Louis Fourestier
Jean Fournet
Louis Fremaux
Carlo Maria Giulini
Daniel Harding
Jean-Jacques Kantorow
Jean Martinon
Charles Munch
Michel Plasson
Georges Pretre
Andre Previn
Christophe Rousset
Saulius Sondeckis
Jean Sourisse

About

Over a remarkably long and illustrious career, Camille Saint-Saëns thrilled audiences around the world as a pianist and organist, shaped the course of musical life in France, and enriched a multitude of genres with some 600 works, all bearing witness to the mastery of his craft. Setting his best-known compositions in their dazzlingly diverse context, this edition invites exploration and discovery. It spans more than a century of recording history, encompassing a host of great instrumentalists, singers, conductors and orchestras, many of them from France. Setting the pace, in performances from as early as 1904, is the composer himself.

The release of this edition marks 100 years since the death of the prominent French composer Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921). Born in Paris in 1835 Saint-Saëns was a child prodigy as a composer – first work at 3 – and pianist – first concert at 10.

A prolific composer of remarkable longevity he produced around 600 diversified compositions: a dozen operas, five symphonies, four symphonic poems, five piano concertos, three violin concertos, two cello concertos, instrumental and genre pieces, incidental music, chamber music, oratorios, a Mass, a requiem, odes, cantatas, choruses and a hundred or so songs with piano or orchestral accompaniment.

At the start of the twentieth century, Saint-Saëns was by far the most-performed living composer, both in France and beyond its borders. His catalogue includes numerous masterpieces, some used as world-renowned jingles and background music: “Aquarium” from Carnaval des animaux is the curtain-raiser for every film shown at the Cannes Festival.

An exceptional performer, a pianist idolised by audiences and an incomparable organist, his reputation made him demanded everywhere: in addition to his native country he toured in the US, UK, Germany, Canary Islands, Egypt, Algeria… He was involved in educating new audiences and developing the French music repertoire. He was the teacher of André Messager and Gabriel Fauré.

The Saint-Saëns Edition: An authoritative and representative survey of Saint-Saëns’s music in superlative interpretations by an array of outstanding musicians, including some of today’s leading Erato / Warner Classics artists and Saint-Saëns himself as historical bonuses.

The huge range of works included in this 34-CD anthology will enable the listener to embark on a long-distance journey through the most varied of musical landscapes. The edition comprises all major works and less frequently heard smaller works.

2 CDs illustrate the popularity of Saint-Saëns works transcribed for different instrumentations.

The box contains materials especially remastered in HD for the occasion and premieres on CD:
- Complete Solo Organ Works ∙ Daniel Roth (CD 19-20, premiere)
- Études for piano, op.52 & op.111, Mazurka no.3, Valse mignonne, Valse gaie François-René Duchâble (CD 17, premiere)
- Fantaisie for harp, op.95 Marielle Nordmann (CD 16, PREMIERE)
- Organ Symphony Maurice Duruflé, Orchestre du Théatre des Champs-Elysées, Ernest Bour (CD 32)
- Suite algérienne Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Louis Fourestier (CD 32)

Warner Classics has the largest catalogue of Saint-Saëns recordings and can offer an unrivalled edition of his works.

Historical bonuses
As much as 8 CDs are devoted to historical recordings, dating from 1904 to 1957, with Saint-Saëns appearing as pianist – he was one of the very first composers to be captured on disc in 1904 – on piano rolls and acoustic recordings.

A luxury boxset in the same vein as the Debussy, Berlioz, Ravel and Stravinsky boxes
Wallets are illustrated with paintings by Monet, Degas and Caillebotte. The booklet includes a comprehensive essay by Saint-Saëns French specialist, Marie-Gabrielle Soret. A researcher, musicologist, chief conservator at Bibliothèque nationale de France, she just published a rich and documented biography of Saint-Saëns and curated the forthcoming exhibition at the Paris Opera.

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