Love in the time of conquest
Donald Macleod follows Saint-Saëns through the 1860s, from popular teacher with a growing circle of friends to the chaos of war which forces him in new directions.
Donald Macleod finds Saint Saëns in a decade of growing commitments and shifting pressures. He explores the composer’s early life as a teacher, the emerging partnership with the young Fauré and the first steps towards the stage, all unfolding against a backdrop of rising political tension in Paris.
Album pour piano, Op. 72 – Prelude poco allegro, tempo rubato
Geoffrey Burleson, piano
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 – I. Andante sostenuto
Bertrand Chamayou, piano
Orchestre National de France
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
Le timbre d’argent, Act I – Mélodie “Humble et pauvre… demande à l’oiseau”
Cyrille Dubois, tenor (Bénédict)
Orchestre National de Lille
Pierre Dumoussaud, conductor
La princesse jaune – I. Ouverture; III. Air
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Leo Hussain, conductor
Marche héroïque, Op. 34
Orchestre National de Lille
Jun Märkl, conductor
La jeunesse d’Hercule, Op. 50
Orchestre National de Lille
Jun Märkl, conductor
Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales and West.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Album, Op 72 (Prelude)
Performer: Geoffrey Burleson.- GRAND PIANO : GP-609.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 22 (1st mvt)
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Emmanuel Krivine.- Erato : 0190295634261.
- Erato.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Le timbre d'argent, Act 1 (excerpt)
Singer: Cyrille Dubois. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lille. Conductor: Pierre Dumoussaud.- ALPHA : ALPHA-914.
- ALPHA.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
La princesse jaune, Op 30 (Overture)
Orchestra: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra. Conductor: Leo Hussain.- BRU ZANE : BA-1045.
- BRU ZANE.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Marche Heroique, Op 34
Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lille. Conductor: Jun Märkl.- NAXOS : 8.573745.
- NAXOS.
- 2.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
La jeunesse d'Hercule, Op 50
Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lille. Conductor: Jun Märkl.- NAXOS : 8.573745.
- NAXOS.
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- Wed 29 Apr 202616:00BBC Radio 3
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