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Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) FRENCH SYMPHONIES From the Nineteenth Century To The Present A Discography of CDs and LPs Prepared by Michael Herman Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Born in Paris. Taught the piano by his great-aunt Charlotte Masson, he began his composing career at the age of 7. He studied at the Paris Conservatory where his teachers included François Benoist for organ and Jacques Fromental Halévy for composition. During a long life he produced an enormous amount of works in practically all genres from grand opera to works for solo instruments. His vast orchestral output includes, in addition to the Symphonies, 5 Piano Concertos, 3 Violin Concertos, 2 Cello Concertos, Suites, Symphonic Poems, Concert Overtures and a number of additional works for soloists and orchestra. He was often quoted as saying that he produced music as an apple tree produced apples. Symphony in A major (c. 1850) Thierry Fischer/Utah Symphony ( + Symphony No. 1 and Carnival of the Animals) HYPERION CDA68223 (2019) Jean-Jacques Kantorow/Tapiola Sinfonietta ( + Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 and Romance, Op. 36) BIS CD-956 (1998) Jean Martinon/Orchestre National de l'ORTF ( + Symphoies in F, Nos. 1, 2 and 3) EMI MASTERS (2 CDs) (2011) (original LP release: HMV ASD 3138/ANGEL S-37089) (1975) Marc Soustrot/Malmö Symphony Orchestra\ ( + Symphony No. 3 and Le Rouet d’Omphale) NAXOS 8573139 (2015) Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 2 (1853) Ivan Anguélov/Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Bizet: Roma) ARTE NOVA 74321 80795-2 (2001) Catherine Comet/Grand Rapids Symphony ( + Symphony No. 2) KOSS KC-2217 (1997) Augustin Dumay/Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Cello Concerto no.1 and La Muse et le Poète) ONYX 4091 (2012) Thierry Fischer/Utah Symphony MusicWeb International Updated: December 2019 Saint-Saëns Symphonies ( + Symphony in A major and Carnival of the Animals) HYPERION CDA68223 (2019) Louis de Froment/Luxembourg RTV Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3, Le Rouet d'Omphale, Marche Heröique; La Jeunesse d'Hercule, Danse Macabre and Phaéton) VOX BOX QSVBX-5144) (3 LPs) (1977) (also released separately as TURNABOUT TVS 37117) Sachio Fujioka/Kansei Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Cello Concerto No. 1 and La Muse et le Poète) ONYX ONYX4091 (2012) Eliahu Inbal/Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 2) PENTATONE PTC 5186157 (2005) (original LP release: PHILIPS 9500 0790 (1976) Yoel Levi/Orchestre National d`Ile de France ( + Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3, Le Rouet d'Omphale, Phaéton, Danse Macabre and Marche Héroique) CASCAVELLE VEL3136 (2 CDs) (2010) Jean Martinon/Orchestre National de l'ORTF ( + Symphoies in A, F, Nos. 2 and 3) EMI MASTERS (2 CDs) (2011) (original LP release: HMV ASD 2946/ANGEL S-36995) (1971) Georges Prêtre/Vienna Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 2, Piano Concerto No. 4, La Jeunesse d'Hercule and Le Rouet d'Omphale) WARNER ULTIMA 24236 (2 CDs) (1998) (original CD release: ERATO 2292-45695-2) (1991) Marc Soustrot/Malmö Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphony No.2 and Phaéton) NAXOS 8.573138 (2015) Symphony in F major "Urbs Roma" (1856) Thierry Fischer/Utah Symphony ( + Symphony No. 2 and Danse Macabre) HYPERION CDA68212 (2019) Jean-Jacques Kantorow/Tapiola Sinfonietta ( + Symphony No. 2 and Africa) BIS CD-790 (1997) Jean Martinon/Orchestre National de l'ORTF ( + Symphoies in A, Nos. 1, 2 and 3) EMI MASTERS (2 CDs) (2011) (original LP release: HMV ASD 3138/ANGEL S-37089) (1975) MusicWeb International p2 Saint-Saëns Symphonies Marc Soustrot/Malmö Symphony Orchestra ( + La Jeunesse d'Hercule and Danse Macabre) NAXOS 8.573140 (2015) Symphony No. 2 in A minor, Op. 55 (1859) Yondani Butt/London Symphony Orchestra ( + Phaéton and Suite Algérienne) ASV CDDCA 599 (1987) Nicolas Chalvin/Orchestre de Bretagne ( + Cello Concerto No. 2 and Suite, Op. 49) TIMPANI 1C1116 (2006) Catherine Comet/Grand Rapids Symphony ( + Symphony No. 2) KOSS KC-2217 (1997) Thierry Fischer/Utah Symphony ( + Symphony in F and Danse Macabre) HYPERION CDA68212 (2019) John Foster/Beckenham Orchestra ( + 4 Poems for Flute and Strings) RARE RECORDED EDITIONS SRRE 131 (LP) (1975) Louis de Froment/Luxembourg RTV Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 3 and Henry VIII: Ballet Music) VOX ALLEGRETTO ACD 8171 (1994) (original release: VOX BOX QSVBX-5144) {3 LPs}) (1977) Eliahu Inbal/Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 2) PENTATONE 5186157 (original LP release: PHILIPS 9500 0790 (1976) Marek Janowski/Orchestre de la Suisse Romande ( + D'Indy: Symphonie sur un Chant Montagnard Français and Chausson: Soir de Fête) PENTATONE SACD PTC5186357 (2011) Jean-Jacques Kantorow/Tapiola Sinfonietta ( + Symphony in F and Africa) BIS CD-790 (1997) Rolf Kleinert/Berlin Symphony Orchestra ( + Cello Concerto No. 1) URANIA URLP 7143 (LP) (1955) Yoel Levi/Orchestre National d`Ile de France ( + Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3, Le Rouet d'Omphale, Phaéton, Danse Macabre and Marche Héroique) CASCAVELLE VEL3136 (2 CDs) (2010) MusicWeb International p3 Saint-Saëns Symphonies Jean Martinon/Orchestre National de l'ORTF ( + Symphoies in A, F, Nos. 1 and 3) EMI MASTERS (2 CDs) (2011) (original LP release: HMV ASD 2946/ANGEL S-36995) (1971) Georges Prêtre/Vienna Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 3) WARNER MAESTRO 2564-696599 (2008) (original CD release: ERATO 2292-45695-2) (1991) Marc Soustrot/Malmö Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphony No.1 and Phaéton) NAXOS 8.573138 (2015) Yan Pascal Tortelier/Ulster Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 3) CHANDOS CHAN 8822 (1990) Hans-Jürgen Walther/Hamburg Philharmonia ( + Carnival of the Animals) ROYALE 1631 (LP) (c. 1955) Ronald Zollman/Basel Symphony Orchestra ( + Ouverture de Fête, Phaéton and La Foi: Tableaux Symphoniques) PAN CLASSICS 510078 (1995) Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ" (1886) Maurice Abravanel/Alexander Schreiner (organ)/Utah Symphony Orchestra WESTMINSTER WST-14004 (LP) (1959) Antonio de Almeida/Moscow Symphony Orchestra ( + Franck: Symphony in D minor) AMADIS 7141 (1997) Marin Alsop/David Goode (organ)/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE MM90 (1999) Ernest Ansermet/Pierre Segond (organ)/Orchestre de la Suisse Romande ( + Le Rouet d’Omphale, Danse Macabre, Chabrier: Marche Joyeuse and España) DECCA ELOQUENCE 480 008-2 (2009) (original LP release: DECCA SXL 6027/LONDON CS 6331 ) (1963) Christian Badea/Michael Murray (organ)/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Phaéton) TELARC CD 80274 (1991) Daniel Barenboim/Gaston Litaize (organ)/Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( + Danse Macabre, Samson et Dalila:Bacchanale and Le Déluge: Prelude) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 474612-2 (2003) (original LP release: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 2530 619) (1976) MusicWeb International p4 Saint-Saëns Symphonies Enrique Bátiz/Noel Rawsthorne (organ)/London Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Carnival of the Animals, Danse Macabre and Wedding Cake) ASV CDDCA 665 (1991) (original LP release: ASV DCA 524) (1984) Serge Baudo/Jane Parker-Smith (organ)/London Philharmonic Orchestra ( + soloi organ works by Grison, Widor and Jongen) CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE CFP 573512-2 (1999) (original LP release: EMI EMINENCE EMX 412012-1) (1983) Sir Thomas Beecham/Denis Vaughan (organ)/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1954) ( + Berlioz: Corsair Overture, Grieg: Old Norwegian Romance with Variations and D'Indy: The Enchanted Forest) SOMM-BEECHAM COLLECTION 32 (2012) Roberto Benzi/Feike Asma (organ)/Hague Philharmonic Orchestra PHILIPS 6570 149/VOX STPL-512970 (LP) (1973 Leonard Bernstein/Leonard Raver (organ)/New York Philharmonic ( + Piano Concerto No. 4 and Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso) SONY ESSENTIAL CLASSICS SMK 47608 (1993) (original LP release: COLUMBIA M-34573) (1978) Ernest Bour/Maurice Duruflé (organ)/Orchestre des Champs-Elysées DUCRÉTET-THOMSON 93072 (LP) (1955) Myung-Whun Chung/Michael Matthes (organ)/Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille ( + Messiaen: L'Ascension) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 435854-2 (1993) Myung-Whun Chung/Dong-ill Shin (organ)/ Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Beethoven Leonore Overture No.3) UNIVERSAL (korea) DG40173 (2019) André Cluytens/Henriette Puig-Roget (organ)/Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ( + Fauré: Requiem) TESTAMENT SBT 1240 (2002) (original LP release: COLUMBIA CX 1413) (1957) André Cluytens/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1958) (lnclude in collection: “André Cluytens”) MEMORIES MR2579 (4 CDs) (2017) Sergiu Comissiona/Frederick Minger(organ)/Baltimore Symphony Orchestra ( + Franck: Symphony in D minor) SILVERLINE 284207 (2005) (original LP release: VANGUARD VA 25008) (1981) Marzio Conti/Angel Ivarez (organ)/Oviedo Philharmonia ( + Violin Concerto No. 3, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso and Jota Aragonesa) WARNER CLASSICS 2564628144 (2014) MusicWeb International p5 Saint-Saëns Symphonies Piero Coppola/Alex Cellier (organ)Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire (rec. 1930) ( + Ravel: Vales Nobles et Sentimentales, Ravel: Boleéro and Honegger: Pacifi 231) KOCH INTERNATIONAL 3-7702-H1 (1992) Edo de Waart/Daniel Chorzempa (organ)/Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Danse Macabre, Phaéton, Le Rouet d'Omphale, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso and Marche Militaire Française) UNIVERSAL 000173602-2 (2004) (original LP release: PHILIPS 9500 306) (1977) Edo De Waart/Jean Guillou (organ)/San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ( + Bizet: Symphony in C and Jeux d'Enfants) PHILIPS ELOQUENCE 476741-2 (2007) (original CD release: PHILIPS 412 619-2) (1985) James DePreist/Hans Fagius (organ)/Royal Stockholm Symphony Orchestra ( + Danse Macabre, Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale and Rapsodie Bretonne) BIS CD-555 (1994) Pierre Dervaux/André Isoir (organ)/NHK Synphony Orchestra
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