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- The Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony is a very good performance, though Edo de Waart improved on it still further both interpretively and sonically in his San Francisco remake. Still, the bracing opening movement and beautifully flowing Poco adagio linger sweetly in the mind, while an aptly sensational finale makes up for the slightly droopy scherzo.
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The Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony is a very good performance, though Edo de Waart improved on it still further both interpretively and sonically in his San Francisco remake.
- Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony SACD
Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony SACD. David Hurwitz. Artistic...
- Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony SACD
The Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, was completed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1886 at the peak of his artistic career. [1] It is popularly known as the Organ Symphony, since, unusually for a late-Romantic symphony, two of the four movements use the pipe organ.
The Organ Symphony is probably my favorite, although I love the Baccanale dance from Samson et Delilah. The Danse Macabre is fun, too. I know this might ruffle some feathers, but I feel that Saint-Saens was definitely at his best when writing crowd-pleasing music meant for more popular consumption. His "serious" music tends to be rather ...
Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony SACD. David Hurwitz. Artistic Quality: 7. Sound Quality: 10. This disc has a lot going for it. The new organ in Philadelphia’s Orchestra Hall, the inaugural concert of which is enshrined on this disc, is clearly a splendid instrument.
What is Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony? It’s a symphony written by French composer Saint-Saëns cast in two movements. It has been a crowd favorite ever since its premiere in London’s St. James’s Hall in 1886 when Saint-Saëns himself lead the orchestra of the Royal Philharmonic Society.
The organ is used as another flavor for the symphony, and the sobriquet "Organ Symphony" definitely promises more organ than the piece actually delivers (uh heh heh). No.3 is a personal favorite for 2 reasons: (1) Because it was important to Saint-Saens, (2) because it is an important historical document.
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Feb 17, 2021 · More appropriately, Saint-Saëns called this a Symphony “avec orgue” (with organ). A child prodigy pianist, Saint-Saëns was also one of the greatest organists of his time. Throughout the Third Symphony, the orchestra and organ blend in a tapestry of unending sonic color.
