Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring – The 5 Browns

Gustav Holst (1874-1934):
The Planets (arr. Anderson)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Dance Macabre (arr. Anderson)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
The Rite of Spring (arr. Shumway)

The 5 Browns

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Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Gershwin – Works for Piano and Orchestra – Benjamin Grosvenor

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Piano Concerto no.2 in G minor, op.22
The Swan (transcr. Godowsky)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Piano Concerto in G major
Prélude
George Gershwin (1898-1937):
Rhapsody in Blue
Love Walked In (transcr. Grainger)

Benjamin Grosvenor - piano
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
James Judd - conductor

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Saint-Saëns – Cello Concertos – Natalie Clein (Romantic Cello Concerto –5)

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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Cello Concerto no.1 in A minor, op.33
Cello Concerto no.2 in D minor, op.119
La muse et le poète, op.132 *
Allegro appassionato, op.43
Le cygne (from "Le carnaval des animaux") for solo cello and 2 pianos +

Natalie Clein - cello
Antje Weithaas - violin *
Julya Lynch - piano +
Judith Keaney - piano +
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze - conductor

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Saint-Saëns, Franck, Infante, Poulenc – Works for Two Pianos – Immerseel, Chevalier

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1922):
Danse Macabre, op.40
Variations sur un thème de Beethoven, op.35
César Franck (1822-1890):
Prélude, fugue et variations, op.18
Manuel Infante (1883-1958):
Trois danses andalouses
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Elégie en accords alternés
L'embarquement pour Cythère
Capriccio d'après "Le bal masqué"

Claire Chevalier - piano [Erard, 1897]
Jos Van Immerseel - piano [Erard, 1904]

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Saint-Saëns – Symphony no.3, Piano Concerto no.4 – Les Siècles

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Symphony no.3 in C minor, op.78 "Organ symphony" *
Piano Concerto no.4 in C minor, op.44 +

Daniel Roth - organ
Jean-François Heisser - piano
Les Siècles  [on period instruments]
François-Xavier Roth - conductor

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Saint-Saëns – Messe de Requiem, Part Songs – Diego Fasolis

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Messe de Requiem, Op. 54
Romance du soir, Op. 118
Les Fleurs et les arbres, Op. 68 No. 2
Des pas dans l'allee, Op. 141 No. 1
Calme des nuits, Op. 68 No. 1
Salut au Chevalier Printemps, Op. 151 No. 2 *
Les Guerriers, Op. 84
Pastorale *
Les Marins de Kermor, Op. 71 No. 1
Aux conquerants de l'air, Op. 164 *
Chanson de grand-pere, Op. 53 No. 1

Marie-Paule Dotti - soprano
Guillemette Laurens - mezzo-soprano
Luca Lombardo - tenor
Nicolas Testé - bass
Mario Patuzzi - piano *
Coro della Radio Svizzera
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Diego Fasolis - conductor

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Saint-Saëns – The Complete Etudes – Piers Lane

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Six Études, Op. 52
Six Études, Op. 111
Six Études pour la main gauche seule, Op. 135
Thème varié, op.97

Piers Lane - piano

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Berlioz, Saint-Saëns, Dukas – Symphonic Works – James Levine

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Benvenuto Cellini, op.23 - overture
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Symphony no.3 in C minor, op.78 "Organ"
Paul Dukas (1865-1935):
L'apprenti sorcier

Simon Preston - organ
Berliner Philharmoniker
James Levine - conductor

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Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Poulenc – Violin Sonatas – Dong-Suk Kang

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Violin Sonata
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Violin Sonata no.1 in D minor
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Violin Sonata
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Violin Sonata

Dong-Suk Kang - violin
Pascal Devoyon - piano

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Pierné, Boïeldieu, Sain-Saëns, Renié – Concertos for Harp – Xavier de Maistre

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937):
Concert Piece in G flat major for Harp and Orchestra, op.39
François-Adrien Boïeldieu (1775-1834):
Concerto in C major for Harp and Orchestra, op.82
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Concert Piece in G major for Harp and Orchestra, op.154
Henriette Renié (1875-1956):
Concert in C minor for Harp and Orchestra

Xavier de Maistre - harp
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
Shao-Chia Lü - conductor

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Lalo, Saint-Saens, Berlioz – Works for Violin and Orchestra – Itzhak Perlman

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892):
Symphonie espagnole, op.21
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor, op.61
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Rêverie et Caprice, op.8

Itzhak Perlman - violin
Orchestre de Paris
Daniel Barenboim - conductor

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Boieldieu, Saint-Saens, Pierné – Harp Concertos – Isabelle Moretti

François-Adrien Boïeldieu (1775-1834):
Harp Concerto in C major
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Morceau de Concert, op.154
Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937):
Concertstück, op.39

Isabelle Moretti - harp
Rundfunkorchester des Südwestfunks
Klaus Arp - conductor

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Saint-Saëns – Orchestral Pieces – Jean-Jacques Kantorow

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Morceau de concert for Violin and Orchestra, op.62
Romance for Horn and Orchestra, op.36
Morceau de concert for Harp and Orchestra, op.154
Caprice andalou for Violin and Orchestra, op.122
Morceau de concert for Horn and Orchestra, op.94
Romance for Violin and Orchestra, op.48
Spartacus - overture

Olivier Charlier - violin
Marielle Nordmann - harp
Radovan Vlatković - horn
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Jean-Jacques Kantorow - conductor

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Saint-Saens – Suite algérienne, La Princesse jaune – Francis Travis

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Suite algérienne, op.60
"La princesse jaune", op.30 - comic opera in one act *

Maria Contanza Nocentini - soprano *
Carlo Allemano - tenor *
Cantemus *
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Francis Travis - conductor

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Saint-Saëns – Le Carnaval des Animaux, Septet – Ross Pople

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Prelude to "Le Déluge", op.45
Le Carnaval des Animaux
Wedding Cake, op.76
Septet in E flat major, op.65
Sarabande in E major, op.93

Nicholas Walker - piano
Michael Freyhan - piano
London Festival Orchestra
Ross Pople - conductor

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Saint-Saëns – Cello Concertos Nos.1 & 2 – Maria Kliegel

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.33
Suite, op.16
Cello Concerto No.2 in D minor, op.119
Allegro appassionato in B minor, op.43
"The Swan" from "Carnival of the Animals"

Maria Kliegel
Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra
Jean-François Monnard - conductor

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Lalo, Saint-Saëns, Berlioz – Works for Violin and Orchestra – Itzhak Perlman

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892):
Symphonie espagnole, op.21 for violin and orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor, op.61
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Rêverie et Caprice, op.8 for violin and orchestra

Itzhak Perlman - violin
Orchestre de Paris
Daniel Barenboim - conductor

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Dvořák, Saint-Saens – Cello Concertos – Pierre Fournier

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104 *
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.33 +
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Élégie, op.24 #
Berceuse, op.16 #
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Pièce en forme d'habanera #
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Rêverie (transcr.: P. Fournier) #
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Le Cygne (Le Carnaval des animaux) #

Pierre Fournier - cello
Gerald Moore - piano #
Philharmonia Orchestra * +
Rafael Kubelik - conductor *
Walter Susskind - conductor +

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Saint-Saens, Rachmaninov – Piano Concertos – Emil Gilels

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.22
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Prelude and Fugue op.87 no.5 in D major

Emil Gilels - piano
Orchestre de la Société de Concerts du Conservatoire
André Cluytens - conductor

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Various Composers – French Works for Clarinet and Piano – Paul Meyer

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, op.167
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899):
Andante and Allegro for Clarinet and Piano
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Petite Pièce for Clarinet and Piano
Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano, op.100
Duo Concertant for Clarinet and Piano, op.351
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano

Paul Meyer - clarinet
Eric Le Sage - piano

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