Saint-Saens - Organ Music Vol.2
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Label: Hyperion
Cat No: CDA67815
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 1st August 2011
Contents
Works
Improvisations (7), op.150Prelude in F major
Preludes and Fugues (3), op.109
Verset in E minor
Verset in F major
Artists
Andrew-John Smith (organ)Works
Improvisations (7), op.150Prelude in F major
Preludes and Fugues (3), op.109
Verset in E minor
Verset in F major
Artists
Andrew-John Smith (organ)About
As with Volume 1, this disc provides a rare opportunity to hear Saint-Saëns’s organ works played on the very instrument for which they were composed - the magnificent Cavaillé-Coll at La Madeleine, Paris.
The art of improvisation was essential for French organists and huge importance was placed on the development of this skill. Saint-Saëns was renowned for his extraordinary organ improvisations and it was said that ‘his genius was of an indescribable splendour’. In committing these extensive improvisations to paper, he offers an insight into his instinctive musical logic and dazzling virtuosity.
The Preludes and Fugues bear witness to the composer’s improvisatory flare and demonstrate the extent of his vastly imaginative compositional skills.
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