Saint-Saens, Poulenc, Barber

Samuel Barber
Toccata Festiva, op. 36

Francis Poulenc
Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings, and Timpani

Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78 "Organ"

Olivier Latry, organ
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach


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Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, op. 82
Karelia Suite, op. 11 - Scene with Cranes
London Symphony Orchestra

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Danse Macabre, Op. 40

Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
Hänsel und Gretel: Hexenritt "Witch's ride"

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110: no 2, Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke "Mephisto Waltz no 1"

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Night on Bald Mountain

New Symphony Orchestra
Sir Alxander Gibson

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Favorite French Spectaculars

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Danse Macabre, Op. 40
"Bacchanale" from Samson and Delilah

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)
Espana (Spanish Rhapsody)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Pavane pour Une Infante Defunte

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Orpheus in the Underworld: Ouverture

New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein

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Favourite Cello Concertos - Mischa Maisky

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Cello Concerto Hob. VIIb: 2
Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904)
Cello Concerto op. 104
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Klid op. 68 No. 5
Orchestra de Paris
Semyon Bychkov, conductor

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Cello Concerto op. 129
Wiener Philharmoniker
Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Cello Concerto op. 85

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Rococo Variations op. 33
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Le Cygne
Orchestre de Paris
Semyon Bychkov, conductor

Mischa Maisky, violoncello

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Khachaturian, Chausson, Saint-Saens - Violin works

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
Violin concerto*

Camile Saint-Saens (1835-1915)
Havanaise, op. 83*

Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)
Poème, op. 25+

Camile Saint-Saens (1835-1915)
Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28+

Leonid Kogan, violin*
David Oistrakh, violin+
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Monteux, conductor*
Charles Munch, conductor+

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Saint-Saens - Cllard, Previn - Piano concertos

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
CD 01
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 17
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44
CD 02
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 29
Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Egyptian"), in F major, Op. 103
Wedding Cake, caprice-valse for piano & strings in A flat major, Op. 76
Africa, fantaisie for piano & orchestra in G minor, Op. 89

Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
André Previn, conductor

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Bernstein - Children's Classics

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67
Leonard Bernstein, narrator

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Le Carnaval des animaux
Leonard Bernstein, narrator

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, op. 34
Master Henry Chapin, narrator

New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor

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Saint-Saens - Martinon - The Symphonies

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
CD 01
Symphony in A major
Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, op. 2
Symphony No. 2 in A minor, op. 55
CD 02
Symphony in F major "Urbs Roma"
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78 "avec orgue"

Bernard Gavoty aux Grandes Orgues de l'église Saint-Louis des Invalides
Orchestre National de I'O.R.T.F.
Jean Martinon, conductor

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Dvorak, Saint-Saens - Rostropovich, Giulini - Cello concertos

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904)
Cello concerto in B minor, op. 104

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Cello concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 33

Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

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Saint-Saens - Joachim Trio - Piano trio Nos. 1&2

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Piano Trio No. 1 in F major, op. 18
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, op. 92

Joachim Trio

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Bizet, Saint-Saens - Symphony in C, Symphony No. 3,etc.

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Symphony in C
Jeux d'enfants Op. 22 - Petite suite
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Bernard Haitink, conductor

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Symphony No. 3 'Organ symphony'
Jean Guillou, organ
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Edo de Waart, conductor

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Saint-Saens - Thibaudet - Piano concertos Nos. 2&5

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Piano concerto No. 5 in F major, op. 103 'Egyptian'

César Franck (1822-1890)
Variations symphoniques pour piano et orchestre

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Piano concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 22

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
L'orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Charles Dutoit, conductor

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Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre, etc.

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Danse Macabre
Phaéton
Le rouet d'Omphale
Introduction et Rondo capriccio
Havanaise
La Jeunesse d'Hercule
Marche héroique

Kyung Wha Chung, violin
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, conductor

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Paganini - Violin concerto no. 1; Saint - Saens, etc.

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840)
Violin concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, op. 28
Havanaise, op. 83

Franz Waxman (1906-1967)
Carmen Fantasy

Maxin Vengerov, violin
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor

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